Calhoun v. DeTella, No. 98-2894 (7th Cir.) (319 F.3d 936) (February 13, 2003) (Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner)
Here the Court held that, although 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(e) bars Federal civil actions by a prisoner for mental and emotional injuries suffered while in custody without a showing of some prior physical injury, that statute does not foreclose actions for nominal or punitive damages for violations of the Eighth ...
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