Armstead v. MacMillan

ORDER

Indiana inmate Courtney Armstead alleged that prison guards Dawn MacMillan, Charles Woods, and Howard Morton violated his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment by failing to protect him from an attack by other inmates. The district court permitted Armstead to proceed informa pauper-is under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, and ultimately a jury found for the defendants. On appeal Armstead challenges the district court’s refusal to (1) enlist counsel; (2) permit him to amend his complaint; (3) issue a subpoena for former inmate Richard Hurd; and (4) admit Hurd’s discovery…