Legal Opinion
Cole v. Isherwood
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided June 9, 2006No. S-04-1270PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtConnolly, J.
Appellant, Frankie Levi Cole, sued the State of Nebraska and several employees at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) and the State Tort Claims Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,209 et seq. (Reissue 1996). The allegations stem from conflicts Cole had with his cellmate and from claimed inadequacies in Cole’s medical treatment. The court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, finding that (1) the State is immune from suit under § 1983; (2) qualified immunity protects the other defendants from liability under § 1983; (3) Cole violated the Prison Litigation…
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