Can a plaintiff bring a cognizable Eighth Amendment violation based solely on an allegation that defendants issued a false rules violation against plaintiff?
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The following excerpt is from Witkin v. Swarthout, No. 2:13-cv-1931 KJN P (E.D. Cal. 2013):
Thus, plaintiff cannot state a cognizable Eighth Amendment violation based solely on an allegation that defendants issued a false rules violation against plaintiff. Cota v. Scribner, 2011 WL 4914934, *7 (S.D. Cal. 2011).
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