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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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