United States Seventh Circuit

In a federal prisoner's suit alleging Eighth Amendment violations by prison employees who allegedly failed to protect him from an attack by another inmate, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where there was no evidence that any of the defendants were aware of facts from which they could draw an inference of substantial harm.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/21/2008
• Published 11/21/2008

Judges

• EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Andrew C. Adair (argued), Mayer Brown, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gerald A. Coraz, Thomas E. Kieper, Shelese M. Woods (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.