Supreme Court of the United States

Pitre v. Cain — Sotomayor, J., dissenting

October 18, 2010178 L. Ed. 2d 342

Summary

Justice Sotomayor dissents, arguing that the plaintiff’s complaint adequately states an Eighth Amendment claim of deliberate indifference and that the lower courts erred by requiring proof of evidence before pleading. She would grant certiorari and reverse the judgment below.