Does the malicious and sadistic use of force to cause harm always violate the Eighth Amendment?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Wilson v. Campbell, Case No. 1:16-cv-00534-SKO (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2017):

Constitution, the malicious and sadistic use of force to cause harm always violates the Eighth Amendment, regardless of whether or not significant injury is evident. Id. at 9-10; see also Oliver v. Keller, 289 F.3d 623, 628 (9th Cir. 2002) (Eighth Amendment excessive force standard examines de minimis uses of force, not de minimis injuries)).

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