Legal Opinion
Wirtz v. Glanz
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided October 15, 1996No. 87564PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
REIF, Judge.
This appeal arises from a suit filed by prisoner Robert L. Wirtz, Jr., seeking $107,-000 in actual and punitive damages from the sheriff of Tulsa County for not providing “daily outdoor exercise, in violation of the 8th. Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.” Prisoner contended that he was “the victim of cruel and unusual punishment and ... suffered great detriment upon his person, both physical and mental” by not having daily outdoor exercise from June 16, 1995, through the filing of suit on August 23,1995. The petition alleges that the sheriff acted “knowingly,”…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gurley v. Memorial Hospital of GuymonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Holman by and Through Holman v. WheelerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Lasiter v. City of MooreCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1990
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