United States Seventh Circuit

The Court reversed a jury's resolution for the plaintiff because it did not believe a reasonable jury could find that defendant-prison guard knew or deliberately disregarded the fact that his actions subjected plaintiff to a substantial risk of serious harm.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/22/2003
• Decided 07/12/2004
• Published 07/12/2004

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Erwin Chemerinsky (argued), University of Southern California Law Center, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Mary E. Welsh (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.