Legal Opinion
Baker v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 2, 2003No. 01-5205PublishedCited by 391 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
When District of Columbia prisoners are transferred to the correctional facilities of a State, to what extent, if any, does the District of Columbia continue to be responsible for ensuring that the care received by such prisoners does not violate the Eighth Amendment proscription against cruel and unusual punishment? That is the question posed by Todd Emerson Baker’s complaint arising from the medical care he received while serving a District of Columbia sentence in a correctional facility of the Commonwealth of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by391 opinions
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