United States First Circuit

A former prisoner's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim was properly dismissed, where claimant failed to meet the heightened standard required in claims that prison officials caused his injuries during a prison disturbance, to result in an Eighth Amendment violation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/20/2002
• Published 11/20/2002

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, and LYNCH, HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• José R. Olmo-Rodríquez for the Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Roberto J. Sánchez Ramos, Solicitor General, with whom Vanessa Lugo Flores, Deputy Solicitor General, and Irene S. Sorceta-Kodesh, Assistant Solicitor General, were on brief for the Appellees.