U.S. district court restraints.

• Position: Use of Force - Brief Article

Laws v. Cleaver 140 F.Supp.2d 145 (D.Conn. 2001). A state prison inmate brought a [section] 1983 action alleging cruel and unusual punishment in connection with restraints applied following an altercation in the wake of a disciplinary hearing. The district court found for the defendants, holding that the inmate's four-hour immobilization in "four-point" restraints did not by itself constitute an atypical and significant hardship, where...