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Fuentes v. Wagner, No. 99-1062 (3rd Cir.) (206 F.3d 335) (March 1, 2000) (Judge Theodore A. McKee)

Loaded on April 1, 2000 published in Punch and Jurists April 24, 2000
Filed under: Excessive Force, Punch And Jurists.

In this case the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that when a pretrial detainee alleges that prison guards used excessive force he or she must show that the guards acted maliciously and sadistically in causing the harm. This is the same standard that must be proven ...

 

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