Legal Opinion
Williams v. Greifinger
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 30, 1996No. 95 Civ. 0385 (JSM)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MARTIN, District Judge:
Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, is an inmate at Ossining Correctional Facility. He challenges the constitutionality of certain components of a Department of Correctional Services (“DOCS”) policy governing tuberculosis (TB) testing of inmates as violative of the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. More specifically, plaintiff challenges that portion of the policy under which inmates who refuse to submit to certain TB tests are confined to their cells at all times except for one shower per week and legal…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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