U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Mammana v. Fed. Bureau of Prisons
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- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Author
- Julio M. Fuentes
- Filed
- Aug. 14, 2019
- Case
- Mammana v. Fed. Bureau of Prisons
- Case status
- Decided
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FUENTES, Circuit Judge The Eighth Amendment is an area of the law that is often fact-intensive and can require balancing the rights of incarcerated citizens with the administrative judgment of prison officials. This appeal, however, is straightforward. Former inmate Anthony Mammana raises a challenge under the Eighth Amendment to his confinement in a chilled room with constant lighting, no bedding, and only paper-like clothing. The…
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