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United States v. Michigan

District Court, W.D. Michigan

Decided March 3, 1988No. G84-63PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ENSLEN, District Judge.

The issue to be addressed in this opinion is whether the defendants’ use of food loaf for prisoners in segregation units violates either the standards created by the Consent Decree and the State Plan for Compliance or constitutional standards. Food loaf *272is a substance prepared by grinding up and combining the various components of a regular prison meal.1 This substance is formed into a loaf and baked. The baked loaf is then tightly wrapped in plastic and served to the inmate without tray or utensils. The only liquid provided to a prisoner placed on food loaf is…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Ashley v. SnyderAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000
  4. Donald J. Hatch v. District of Columbia,appelleesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
  5. In Re MeyerWashington Supreme Court · 2001

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