Myers v. Milbert.U.S. District CourtNUTRITION SEGREGATION Myers v. Milbert, 281 F.Supp.2d 859 (N.D.W.Va. 2003). A state prisoner one in confinement, or under arrest, for a political offense. See also: State brought a pro se action against corrections officers, alleging that they violated his rights by inappropriately restraining him for 20 hours on a stretcher stretcher /stretch·er/ (strech´er) a contrivance for carrying the sick or wounded. stretch·er n. , and feeding him a "nutra-loaf" diet for three days. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the officers, finding that the prisoner did not suffer from a serious medical condition as a result of being restrained, and that the disciplinary nutra-loaf diet did not violate the prisoner's Eighth Amendment rights. The court noted that the inmate had assaulted a corrections officer and kicked a door. After being placed on the restraint stretcher, called a "stokes basket A Stokes basket, also called a Stokes stretcher or Stokes litter, is a metal wire or plastic basket, shaped to accommodate an adult in a supine position and used in search and rescue operations. ," the inmate's handcuffs hand·cuff n. A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody; a manacle. Often used in the plural. tr.v. were loosened and he was given numerous bathroom breaks, medications, and food and liquids. Although the prisoner alleged adverse effects from eating the nutra-loaf--vomiting, frequent bowel movements and burning in the chest and throat--the officers were not advised by medical personnel to cease serving the prisoner the disciplinary diet. (Northern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility, West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. ) |
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