Neitzke v. Williams, No. 87-1882 (U.S. Supreme Court) (490 U.S. 319; 109 S.Ct. 1827) (May 1, 1989) (Justice Marshall)
In this case, a pro se inmate brought an in forma pauperis (IFP) civil rights suit against prison officials, alleging that those officials violated the Eighth Amendment by denying him medical treatment and his due process rights by transferring him to a cell which he found "undesirable." (Id., at 320-21). ...
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