Boyd v. Anderson.

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U.S. District Court

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Boyd v. Anderson, 265 F.Supp.2d 952 (N.D.Ind. 2003). Prisoners filed a complaint in state court, alleging that state corrections officials had violated their federally-protected rights while they were confined in a state prison. The case was removed to federal court, where some of the claims were dismissed. The court held that the prisoners' allegations that cells were very small and that they were denied out of cell recreation stated an Eighth Amendment claim. The court found that the prisoners stated an Eighth Amendment claim with their allegations that their cells were filthy and that they suffered from a total lack of sanitation and personal hygiene. The court noted that the Eight Amendment deliberate indifference standard applies to prison conditions affecting fire safety, although not all unsafe conditions...