What are the legal standards for sustaining an inmate's claim for cruel and unusual punishment premised on alleged sexual misconduct by a correctional officer?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Manago v. Williams, No. 2:07-cv-2290 LKK KJN P (E.D. Cal. 2013):
The legal standards for sustaining an inmate's Eighth Amendment claim for cruel and unusual punishment, premised on alleged sexual misconduct by a correctional officer, are as follows:
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Wood v. Beauclair, 692 F.3d 1041, 1045-46 (9th Cir. 2012).
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