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Denton v. Hernandez

U.S.
Oct 2, 1989
493 U.S. 801 (1989)

Summary

holding that mattress deprivation "for only one night [was] insufficient to state an eighth amendment violation"

Summary of this case from Wheeler v. Marengo

Opinion

No. 88-2034.

October 2, 1989.


ORDER

C.A. 9th Cir. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U. S. 319 (1989). Reported below: 861 F. 2d 1421.


Summaries of

Denton v. Hernandez

U.S.
Oct 2, 1989
493 U.S. 801 (1989)

holding that mattress deprivation "for only one night [was] insufficient to state an eighth amendment violation"

Summary of this case from Wheeler v. Marengo

sleeping without a mattress for one night insufficient to state Eighth Amendment violation and no amendment can alter that insufficiency

Summary of this case from Frye v. Oleshea
Case details for

Denton v. Hernandez

Case Details

Full title:DENTON ET AL. v. HERNANDEZ

Court:U.S.

Date published: Oct 2, 1989

Citations

493 U.S. 801 (1989)

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