Legal Opinion
Tommy Ray Lewis v. Thomas D. Richards
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 24, 1997No. 95-3785PublishedCited by 202 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*-1033COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
This case involves the prison problem of coping with violence. Tommy Ray Lewis, a state prisoner, sued several employees and officials at the Westville (Indiana) Correctional Center (“WCC”), claiming that they violated his Eighth Amendment1 right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment by being deliberately indifferent to three separate sexual assaults to which Lewis was subjected. The district court granted summary judgment to defendants. Lewis appeals, arguing that unresolved issues of material fact — namely, whether defendants were aware of, and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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- City of Revere v. Massachusetts General HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Herbert F. McGill Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Jack R. Duckworth, Defendants-Appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Arzel Haley v. Boniface Gross, Lieutenant McKee and Michael EllisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by202 opinions
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- Beers-Capitol v. WhetzelCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
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