Legal Opinion
Richardson v. Spurlock
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 13, 2001No. 00-30810PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
William C. Richardson (“Richardson”), a Louisiana prisoner, appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim against Sergeant James Spurlock and other prison officials. He alleges, among other things, that he was occasionally exposed to second-hand smoke in violation of the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. We affirm.
Richardson is an inmate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. On “several occasions,” he claims that he was exposed to second-hand smoke from other inmates’ cigarettes during bus rides to and from work…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Helling v. McKinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Siglar v. HightowerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Darrell Jackson v. Warden Burl CainCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Whitley v. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Harold Oliver v. Kent Deen, Francis Melvin, and Richard GramleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- Days v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
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