Legal Opinion
Daniel F. Duane v. Michael P. Lane, James Thieret, Warden, James Buch and Daniel Cowen
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 1, 1992No. 88-1350PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENGEL, Senior Circuit Judge.
Daniel Duane, a prisoner at Menard Correctional Center in Illinois, sued four officials of the Illinois Department of Corrections under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that their “deliberate indifference” to his safety amounted to “cruel and unusual punishment.” Finding no genuine issues of material fact, the district court awarded summary judgment in favor of the defendants. For the following reasons, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
On March 25, 1986, Daniel Duane watched an unidentified arm reach into his cell in the segregated maximum security unit at Menard Correctional Center…
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