COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Inmate Joe Woods sued prison officials at the Menard Correctional Center under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the officials violated the Eighth Amendment by not feeding him when he was deadlocked in his cell between June 27 and June 29, 1986. A jury found for the defendants. Woods then moved for judgment as a matter of law under Fed.R.Civ.P. 50(b), arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict but the court denied that...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
- Updated daily.
- Uncompromising quality.
- Complete, Accurate, Current.
