Legal Opinion
Juncker v. Tinney
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided September 3, 1982No. Civ. Y-80-2963PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOSEPH H. YOUNG, District Judge.
Plaintiff, an inmate at the Maryland Correctional Institution, brings the following claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983:
In all cells within the institution, there are radiators that get extremely hot. There are no covers on said radiators to protect inmates from sustaining severe burns. On October 22, 1980, I was severely burnt on my radiator.
He seeks $110,000 in compensatory damages and an injunction directing the defendants to place protective coverings on all radiators in the institution.
The defendants moved to dismiss, on the ground that…
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