What is the proper method for a prisoner to challenge the conditions of their confinement pursuant to the Civil Rights Act?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hampton v. Copenhaver, 1:12-cv-01038 MJS (HC) (E.D. Cal. 2012):
In contrast, a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983 is the proper method for a prisoner to challenge the conditions of that confinement. McCarthy v. Bronson, 500
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