Legal Opinion
Marty Cortez v. Bill Skol
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 26, 2015No. 12-16688PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judge:
Contrary to prison policy and the training he provided others, Corrections Officer Bill Skol escorted three mutually hostile, half-restrained, high-security inmates by himself through an isolated prison passage known as “no man’s land.” Two of the inmates attacked the third, Philip Cortez, and stomped on the back of his head for five minutes as he lay face down and handcuffed on the ground. The attack left Cortez with severe, permanent mental impairment. His mother brought suit on his behalf, alleging a § 1983 claim against Skol and a gross negligence claim…
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