U.S. Appeals Court: SANITATION USE OF FORCE FOOD TEMPERATURE.

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Johnson v. Lewis 217 F.3d 726 (9th Cir. 2000). Inmates who bad been held out-of-doors while prison officials searched buildings after quelling disturbances brought two class actions against prison officials under [sections] 1983, asserting that the conditions under which they were held violated the Eighth Amendment. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants in each case and the inmates appealed. The appeals court reversed and remanded, holding that the inmates' evidence...