United States Sixth Circuit

Prison officials are not entitled to qualified immunity for the failure to separate prisoners after one had threatened to kill the plaintiff prisoner.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/13/2001
• Decided 10/26/2001
• Published 10/26/2001

Judges

• Before: RYAN and COLE, Circuit Judges;  MARBLEY, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Michael A. Valenti (argued and briefed), Kevin P. Crooks (briefed), Valenti, Hanley & Crooks, Louisville, KY, Edward H. Flint, Louisville, KY, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Edward F. Busch (argued and briefed), Richard M. Sullivan (briefed), Conliffe, Sandmann & Sullivan, Louisville, KY, Keith D. Hardison, Office of General Counsel, Department of Corrections, Frankfort, KY, for Defendants-Appellants.