Legal Opinion
K.F.P. v. Dane County, a Body Corporation Richard Raemisch, Dane County Sheriff John Does and Jane Does 1-10, Dane County Sheriff Employees/deputies
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 4, 1997No. 96-2544PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
K.F.P., victim of a rape while incarcerated at the Dane County Ferris Center, filed suit against Dane County, its sheriff, unnamed prison guards, and James Crawford, putative perpetrator of the rape. K.F.P. alleged a violation of his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment and a negligence claim under Wisconsin tort law. Due in large part to K.F.P.’s total failure to conduct discovery, the district court granted summary judgment on the federal claim in favor of defendants-appellees, and proceeded to dismiss the state claim for lack of subject…
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