Legal Opinion
DeGidio v. Pung
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 4, 1990No. Nos. 89-5484, 89-5505PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Anthony DeGidio and several other inmates at the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Stillwater filed this class action lawsuit in April of 1984, under 42 U.S.C. *527§ 1983 (1988), alleging that the tuberculosis screening and control procedures at Stillwater were so inadequate that they constituted cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the eighth amendment. On January 19, 1989, following a nonjury trial, the district court1 found that the eighth amendment had been violated. However, the court denied injunctive relief2 because the eighth amendment violations had been…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Whitley v. AlbersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by63 opinions
- Paul Jolly v. Thomas Coughlin, Robert Greifinger, John P. Keane, C. Greiner, S. KapoorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Dulany v. CarnahanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Vincent X. Lee v. Bill Armontrout, Henry Jackson, M.D. Webb, M.A. Sneed, M.A. WiremanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Brooks v. CelesteCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- McCormick v. StalderCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
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