Does verbal harassment constitute verbal harassment under the Eighth Amendment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Trinh v. Joksch, No. 2:15-cv-2440-KJM-CMK (E.D. Cal. 2017):
However, allegations of verbal harassment do not state a claim under the Eighth Amendment unless it is alleged that the harassment was "calculated to . . . cause [the prisoner] psychological damage." Oltarzewski v. Ruggiero, 830 F.2d 136, 139 (9th Cir. 1987); see also
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