Legal Opinion
Zehner v. Trigg
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided January 15, 1997No. IP 93-1398-C-H/GPublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENTRY ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
HAMILTON, District Judge.
This case presents several issues concerning a new federal statute, section 803(d) of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996, Public Law No. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 (1996). Section 803(d), codified as 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(e), is entitled “Limitation on Recovery.” It consists of one sentence: “No Federal civil action may be brought by a prisoner confined in a jail, prison, or other correctional facility, for mental or emotional injury suffered while in custody without a prior showing of physical injury.” The…
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