Legal Opinion
L.W. v. Dee Grubbs Thomas Nelson Marlin Hutton Richard Hill
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 9, 1996No. 19-17501PublishedCited by 154 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge GOODWIN; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge FERNANDEZ.
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
A female employee was assaulted and injured by a predatory inmate in a state institution and a jury awarded her $325,000 in damages against her supervisor. He appeals the judgment. We reverse.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In a prior appeal of this case, we reversed the Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) dismissal of the complaint, holding that the complaint “alleged facts demonstrating official deliberate indifference in creating the danger.” L.W. v. Grubbs, 974 F.2d 119, 123 (9th Cir.1992) (L.W.I), cert.…
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