Legal Opinion

David Walton v. Ashley Nehls

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 2, 2025No. 23-1207Published

1Opinion of the Court

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 23-1207 DAVID C.L. WALTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ASHLEY NEHLS, Defendant-Appellee. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. No. 1:22-cv-00007-WCG — William C. Griesbach, Judge. ____________________ ARGUED OCTOBER 21, 2024 — DECIDED MAY 2, 2025 ____________________ Before ROVNER, SCUDDER, and LEE, Circuit Judges. SCUDDER, Circuit Judge. This appeal presents an issue of first impression for our court: whether, as a matter of Eighth Amendment…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Hudson v. McMillianSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Wilson v. SeiterSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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