Legal Opinion
Carmichael v. Richards
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided March 8, 2004No. IP 02-0992-C-K/TPublished
1Opinion of the Court
ENTRY ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BAKER, United States Magistrate Judge.
I. Introduction.
While incarcerated in the Johnson County Jail, Marcus Carter stabbed his cellmate, Plaintiff John A. Carmichael, in the eye with a pencil. As a result, Carmichael sued then-sheriff J.D. Richards for state law negligence and pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, both individually and in his official capacity, claiming that Richards violated Carmichael’s Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. Specifically, Carmichael alleges that Richards failed to take reasonable measures to ensure…
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