Legal Opinion
Martinez v. Turner
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 8, 1992No. 91-3714PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.
Jorge L. Martinez appeals the district court’s order dismissing his pro se complaint, before service of process, as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) (1988). We affirm in part and reverse in part.
Martinez asserted in his Bivens-type1 complaint that his due process rights as a pretrial detainee confined in the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners (USMCFP) were violated when USMCFP officials (1) failed to provide proper medical care for a dislocated shoulder; (2) placed him in administrative segregation after he refused a work assignment because of…
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- Denton v. HernandezSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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