Legal Opinion

Jose Cruz v. SCI SMR Dietary Services

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided May 5, 2014No. 13-4416UnpublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Jose G. Cruz, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals from an order of the District Court dismissing his complaint. For the reasons that follow, we will summarily affirm the judgment of the District Court.

Cruz filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action in the District Court in February 2013 alleging that his constitutional rights were violated by the Defendants during incidents which occurred while he was in custody at the State Correctional Institution at Somerset (“SCI-Somerset”). He first claimed that the Defendants violated his Eighth Amendment rights in May 2010 when they allegedly fed…

3Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Norman Grayson v. Mayview State Hospital Allegheny County Jail Camp Hill Prison United States of America, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
  5. Michael Malik Allah v. Thomas SeiverlingCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000

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