Legal Opinion
Joshua Rich v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 29, 2015No. 14-7204PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge KEENAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge WYNN and Judge DIAZ joined.
BARBARA MILANO KEENAN, Circuit Judge:
While serving a fifty-seven year sentence at the United States Penitentiary in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia (USP Hazel-ton), Joshua Rich was attacked in a recreation area, or “cage,” by several other inmates. He was severely beaten and stabbed several times. A nine-inch-long homemade knife was recovered at the scene. Rich suffered serious injuries, including liver laceration, which required numerous invasive…
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