Porter v. Nussle, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 14 relations: Certiorari, Civil procedure, Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Correction, Cruel and unusual punishment, Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Lawyers' Edition, Prison Litigation Reform Act, Prison officer, Supreme Court of the United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States courts of appeals, United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

2. United States civil procedure case law

Certiorari

In law, certiorari is a court process to seek judicial review of a decision of a lower court or government agency.

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Civil procedure

Civil procedure is the body of law that sets out the rules and regulations along with some standards that courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits (as opposed to procedures in criminal law matters).

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Connecticut

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Connecticut Department of Correction

The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) is the government agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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Cruel and unusual punishment

Cruel and unusual punishment is a phrase in common law describing punishment that is considered unacceptable due to the suffering, pain, or humiliation it inflicts on the person subjected to the sanction.

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Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Eighth Amendment (Amendment VIII) to the United States Constitution protects against imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments.

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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.

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Lawyers' Edition

The United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers' Edition, or Lawyers' Edition (L. Ed. and L. Ed. 2d in case citations), is an unofficial reporter of Supreme Court of the United States opinions.

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Prison Litigation Reform Act

The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997e, is a U.S. federal law that was enacted in 1996.

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Prison officer

A prison officer (PO) or corrections officer (CO), also known as a correctional law enforcement officer or less formally as a prison guard, is a uniformed law enforcement official responsible for the custody, supervision, safety, and regulation of prisoners.

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Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.

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United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (in case citations, 2d Cir.) is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals.

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United States courts of appeals

The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal judiciary.

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United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (in case citations, D. Conn.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Connecticut.

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See also

United States civil procedure case law

• Adequate and independent state ground
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• Behrens v. Pelletier
• Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
• Blonder-Tongue Labs., Inc. v. University of Ill. Foundation
• Bob Jones University v. Simon
• Bourdieu v. Pacific Western Oil Co.
• Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute
• Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Colgrove v. Battin
• Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.
• Dudnikov v. Chalk & Vermilion Fine Arts, Inc.
• Foman v. Davis
• Gumbel v. Pitkin
• Harris v. Balk
• Hess v. Pawloski
• J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel. T.B.
• Lauro Lines v. Chasser
• Lavender v. Kurn
• Law v. Siegel
• Liberty Oil Co. v. Condon National Bank
• Martin v. Wilks
• McDonough Power Equipment, Inc. v. Greenwood
• Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC
• Mitchell v. Donovan
• National Equipment Rental, Ltd. v. Szukhent
• Porter v. Nussle
• Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. Patterson
• Rogers v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
• Shapiro v. McManus
• Surowitz v. Hilton Hotels Corp.
• Swanson v. Citibank N.A.
• Symm v. United States
• Tafflin v. Levitt
• The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.
• Twiqbal
• United States ex rel. Gerald Mayo v. Satan and His Staff
• Van Dusen v. Barrack
• Woodford v. Ngo

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter_v._Nussle

Also known as 534 U.S. 516, Nussle case, Porter v Nussle.