Legal Opinion
Greg Zatler v. Louie L. Wainwright
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 3, 1986No. 85-3614PublishedCited by 624 opinions
1Per curiam
Gregory L. Zatler, a former inmate of the State of Florida Department of Corrections, brought this civil rights action alleging that prison officials failed to protect him from sexual assault while he was in prison. He seeks monetary damages and declaratory and injunctive relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) and the eighth and fourteenth amendments. The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida entered an order dismissing this action. We affirm.
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Zatler, proceeding pro se, initiated this action by filing a complaint on March 4, 1982. The complaint alleged that Zatler had…
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