Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97 (1976) Granted: February 23, 1976 Argued: October 5, 1976 Decided: November 30, 1976

Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97 (1976), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States established the standard of what a prisoner must plead in order to claim a violation of …

Decided Nov. 30, 1976. Rehearing Denied Jan. 17, 1977. See 429 U.S. 1066, 97 S.Ct. 798.

U.S. Reports: Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97 (1976).

On February 11, 1974, Gamble signed a pro se complaint alleging that the prison subjected him to cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment, made applicable to the …

On February 11, 1974, he instituted this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. s 1983,1 complaining of the treatment he received after the injury.

ESTELLE, CORRECTIONS DIRECTOR, et al. v. GAMBLE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 30, 1976. The case was argued before the …

Gamble, 429 U.S. 97 (1976), was a case decided by United States Supreme Court that held that in order to state a cognizable Section 1983 claim for a violation of Eighth Amendment rights, a …

Held: Deliberate indifference by prison personnel to a prisoner’s serious illness or injury constitutes cruel and unusual punishment contravening the Eighth Amendment.

Nov 30, 1976 · ESTELLE, CORRECTIONS DIRECTOR, ET AL. v. GAMBLE. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 5, 1976. Decided November 30, 1976.