Legal Opinion
Kempski v. Ellingsworth
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided April 29, 1986No. Civ. A. 82-577-JRRPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ROTH, District Judge.
Plaintiff Joseph P. Kempski, Jr., an inmate at the Sussex Correctional Institute (SCI), filed suit against John C. Ellingsworth, Warden at SCI; James Lane, the SCI Superintendant of Security; and Albert Neibert and Ralph Purnell, both Correctional Officers in the Department of Corrections. Plaintiff charged that he was deprived of his 14th Amendment right to be secure in his person and his 8th Amendment right not to be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment, as a result of being beaten by Daniel Woods, another inmate, and of subsequently being refused medical attention.
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Davidson v. CannonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Walker v. Chrysler Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1985
- Walker v. Chrysler CorpCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
3Cited by1 opinion
- Ryan v. Burlington CountyDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1987