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Adams v. Rockafellow
6th CircuitMay 28, 2003No. No. 02-2118Cited 20 times
Defendant WinMichigan Department of Corrections
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Batchelder, Ryan, Tarnow
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- appeal
- Circuit
- 6th Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Claim Types
HarassmentWrongful Termination
Outcome
District court's grant of summary judgment for defendant Rockafellow on prisoner's Eighth Amendment claim was affirmed. Plaintiff failed to show any physical injury resulting from strip-searches, which is a statutory predicate for claiming emotional distress damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(e).
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