Legal Opinion
Edward L. Richardson v. Chuck Penfold and Edward Dyer
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 29, 1988No. 87-1177PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
The appellant, Edward L. Richardson, is an inmate at the Indiana State Prison, Michigan City, Indiana. He appeals from the district court’s summary judgment for the appellee, 650 F.Supp. 810, Edward Dyer, a prison official, on Richardson’s Section 1983 claim, which charges Dyer with failing to protect him from sexual assaults by fellow inmates. We reverse. 1
According to Richardson’s complaint, he received threats and verbal assaults from other inmates on January 9 or 10, 1983. He claims that he notified Dyer of these threats. Dyer, a sergeant, was in charge of the 8 a.m. to…
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