United States Seventh Circuit

Summary judgment for defendants in a prisoner's suit against prison guards for violation of the Eighth Amendment is affirmed where: 1) there was no compelling reason for the guard to believe that the prisoner was at risk; 2) there is no right to be housed with cellmates of the same race or culture; and 3) the prisoner was capable of pro se representation.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/13/2006
• Decided 04/04/2006
• Published 04/04/2006

Judges

• EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before KANNE, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Hannah L. Renfro-Sargent (argued), Foley & Lardner, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David E. Hoel, Frank Sullivan (argued), Office of the Attorney General Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, Douglas S. Knott, Leib & Katt, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.