Legal Opinion
Joseph Wilborn v. David Ealey
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 7, 2018No. 16-2106PublishedCited by 283 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hamilton, Circuit Judge.
Under the Eighth Amendment’s protection against “cruel and unusual punishments,” convicted prisoners must receive a minimum level of care. The Eighth Amendment prohibits prison staff from subjecting inmates to excessive force without a legitimate penological purpose, from deliberately failing to prevent other staff from using unlawful force, and from acting with deliberate indifference to inmates’ serious medical needs. In this case, inmate Joseph Wilborn was injured in a fight with Menard Correctional Center officers. The fight left Wilborn with bruises, a laceration,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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- Hudson v. McMillianSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Whitley v. AlbersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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