Legal Opinion
Vincent Goka v. Paul Bobbitt, Officer, Acting Sergeant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 21, 1988No. 87-1981PublishedCited by 183 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRANT, Senior District Judge.
Vincent Goka, a former inmate at the Stateville Correctional Center, brought suit against several guards and two prison officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 after he was assaulted by another inmate. Goka alleges a violation of his rights, under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, to be secure from assault by other inmates. Goka also raises two pendent state negligence claims.
On defendants’ motion, the district court granted summary judgment with respect to Goka’s Section 1983 claim, and dismissed the pendent state claims for lack of jurisdiction. Goka appeals the…
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