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McCARTHY v. BRONSON

No. 90-5635.

500 U.S. 136 (1991)

McCARTHY v. BRONSON, WARDEN, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 20, 1991

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher D. Cerf argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Joel I. Klein.

Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General of Connecticut, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Aaron S. Bayer, Deputy Attorney General, and Steven R. Strom, Assistant Attorney General.

JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

In 1976, Congress authorized the nonconsensual referral to magistrates for a hearing and recommended findings "of prisoner petitions challenging conditions of confinement." 28 U. S. C. § 636(b)(1)(B).1 We granted certiorari to decide whether that authorization includes cases alleging a specific episode of unconstitutional conduct by prison...

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