Tenth Circuit· 4/29/1996

Riddle v. Mondragon

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83 F.3d 1197
1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 9911

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acknowledging plaintiffs may have invoked Fourteenth Amendment merely because Eighth Amendment applies to states solely through Fourteenth Amendment
prisoner “must show that he is incarcerated under conditions posing a substantial risk of serious harm.”
“Conduct which, at most, is medical malpractice redressable in state court does not represent cruel and unusual punishment.”
allegations of being placed in fear of life by physical assaults does not state an Eighth Amendment claim
A prisoner has “a right to be reasonably protected from constant threats of violence and sexual assaults from other inmates.”
“[Cjonclusory allegations without supporting factual averments are insufficient to state a claim on which relief can be based ....”

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