U.S. Appeals Court: LENGTH CONDITIONS EXERCISE PRIVILEGES.

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Sealey v. Giltner, 197 F.3d 578 (2nd Cir. 1999). An inmate brought a civil rights action alleging due process violations arising out of his administrative confinement in a segregated housing unit. Following a jury trial the inmate was awarded nominal damages and the court granted judgment as a the court granted judgment as a matter of law for the defendants. The appeals court affirmed, finding that the conditions of administrative confinement, which lasted 101 days, did not violate the Eighth Amendment. According to...