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Fackler v. Dillard

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division
Aug 16, 2006
Case No. 06-10466 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 16, 2006)

Summary

holding that an officer who threw a four-ounce cup of urine on an inmate which caused no physical injury "was not so grievous as to rise to the level of an Eighth Amendment violation"

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Opinion

Case No. 06-10466.

August 16, 2006


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER


This matter is before the Court on Magistrate Judge Virginia M. Morgan's Report and Recommendation dated July 7, 2006. No objections were filed thereto.

This Court has had an opportunity to fully review this matter and believes that the Magistrate Judge has reached the correct conclusions for the proper reasons.

ACCORDINGLY:

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Virginia M. Morgan's Report and Recommendation dated July 7, 2006, is hereby accepted and adopted.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendant's motion to dismiss is granted.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff's complaint is dismissed with prejudice.


Summaries of

Fackler v. Dillard

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division
Aug 16, 2006
Case No. 06-10466 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 16, 2006)

holding that an officer who threw a four-ounce cup of urine on an inmate which caused no physical injury "was not so grievous as to rise to the level of an Eighth Amendment violation"

Summary of this case from Hogan v. Fischer

holding that an officer who threw a fourounce cup of urine on an inmate which caused no physical injury "was not so grievous as to rise to the level of an Eighth Amendment violation."

Summary of this case from Tafari v. McCarthy

throwing a four ounce cup of urine through an inmate's food slot resulting in urine splashing on the inmate was a de minimis use of force

Summary of this case from Colson v. City of Alcoa

splashing urine on prisoner not enough to establish Eighth Amendment violation

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Case details for

Fackler v. Dillard

Case Details

Full title:REBECCA FACKLER, Plaintiff, v. RHODA DILLARD, Defendant

Court:United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division

Date published: Aug 16, 2006

Citations

Case No. 06-10466 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 16, 2006)

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