Legal Opinion
John Kader v. State of Indiana, Department of Correction, and The Geo Group, Inc.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided December 11, 2013No. 33A01-1302-CT-72PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAILEY, Judge.
Case Summary
In a textbook example of the differences between the Indiana and federal summary judgment standards, John Kader ("Ka-der"), an inmate with the Indiana Department of Correction ("the Department"), appeals the trial court's entry of summary judgment against him in his negligence suit against The GEO Group, Inc. ("GEO"), the State of Indiana ("the State"), the Department (collectively, "the Defendants").
We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.
Issues
Kader raises two issues for our review, which we restate as:
I. Whether the trial…
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