· 5/8/1997
Siglar v. Hightower
Citations
- 112 F.3d 191
- 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 10478
- 1997 WL 197320
How courts have described this case
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- holding that an ear that was sore and bruised for three days was nevertheless a de minimis injury
- holding that a sore a bruised ear was de minimis and did not satisfy the PLRA’s physical injury requirement
- holding that “sore, bruised ear lasting for three days” for which the prisoner did not seek or receive medical treatment was de minimis physical injury
- concluding that a sore, bruised ear lasting for three days, was considered to be de minimis injuries
- holding that a sore and bruised ear lasting for three days was de minimus and did not meet the physical injury requirement found in the PLRA
- holding that a sore and bruised ear lasting for three days was de minimus and did not meet the physical injury requirement found in the PLRA
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Judges: Jones, Demoss, Parker
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