Legal Opinion

Wright v. Miller

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 14, 2014No. 13-1670PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Jeremy Wright, an inmate at Pontiac Correctional Center, challenges the district court’s decision to grant summary judgment in his § 1983 suit. He alleges that the prison officials were deliberately indifferent to his safety when they denied his request for protective custody. He seeks punitive damages and an injunction to place him permanently in protective custody. The district court concluded that it could not issue an injunction because Wright had not established a continuing constitutional violation. It also ruled that the defendants had not been deliberately indifferent to a…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. George v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  4. Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Burks v. RaemischCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by37 opinions

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