McCORD v. MAGGIO

No. 88-3205.

927 F.2d 844 (1991)

Clarence Bill McCORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ross MAGGIO, Jr., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 2, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clarence Bill McCord, Reston, Va., pro se.

Joseph Kopsa, La. Dept. of Justice, Adair D. Jones, J. Marvin Montgomery, Asst. Attys. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWN, JOLLY and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant Clarence McCord, an inmate at Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP), brought suit for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging violations of the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. Specifically, McCord complained of (1) initial and ongoing incarceration in extended administrative lockdown, also known as "Closed-Cell Restriction" ("CCR"); (2...

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