Legal Opinion
Skinner v. Uphoff
District Court, D. Wyoming
Decided November 27, 2002No. 02-CV-0033-BPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGEMENT
BRIMMER, District Judge.
This Eighth Amendment “failure to protect” case arises out of a challenge to the existing conditions at the Wyoming State Penitentiary in Rawlins, Wyoming, where the inmates allege that prison officials have failed to reasonably protect them from assault by other inmates. Plaintiff Brad Skinner is suing on his own behalf and on behalf of current and future inmates of the prison, alleging that the poli- cíes, practices, and customs of Defendants place the inmates at the risk of unprovoked assault, bodily injury, and…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- J.P. v. TaftDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2006
- Ginest v. BOARD OF COUNTY COM'RS. OF CARBON COUNTYDistrict Court, D. Wyoming · 2004
- Skinner v. UphoffDistrict Court, D. Wyoming · 2006
- Skinner v. LampertDistrict Court, D. Wyoming · 2006