Case Name: McCarthy v. Bronson, Warden, et al.
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1990-12-10
Citations: 498 U.S. 1011
Docket Number: No. 90-5635
Parties: McCarthy v. Bronson, Warden, et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 498
Pages: 1011–1011

Head Matter:
No. 90-5635.
McCarthy v. Bronson, Warden, et al.

Opinion:
C. A. 2d Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the following question: "Whether 28 U. S. C. § 636(b)(1)(B), which authorizes a district court to refer, without the parties' consent, to a magistrate for recommended findings a prisoner petition that challenges 'conditions of confinement' applies to cases challenging a specific episode of allegedly unconstitutional conduct rather than continuing prison conditions."