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· 2/19/1818

Patton v. Nicholson

Citations

  • 16 U.S. 96
  • 3 Wheat. 96

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  • “Before a federal court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a 17 defendant, the procedural requirement of service of summons must be satisfied.”
  • prison officials’ deliberate indifference to an inmate’s serious medical 17 needs constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment.

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