Legal Opinion
Dennis W. Christopher v. Edward Buss
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 29, 2004No. 02-4044PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
■KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Indiana prisoner Dennis W. Christopher brought this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging as relevant here that seven employees of Westville Correctional Facility violated the Eighth Amendment by failing to correct what he refers to as a “protrusive lip” on the prison softball field. He claims that the “lip” caused a ball to bounce up and hit him in the face, permanently injuring his right eye. The district court dismissed Christopher’s complaint prior to service, see 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Christopher…
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