Legal Opinion
Alex Benson v. Elmer O. Cady
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 18, 1985No. 83-2658PublishedCited by 227 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Alex Benson, an inmate at Waupun Correctional Institution [WCI] in Waupun, Wisconsin, appeals from the district court’s dismissal pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure of his eighth amendment claim that defendants were deliberately indifferent to his physical safety needs and serious medical needs and his pendent state claims arising out of the same facts. Named as defendants were Cady, then Administrator of the Division of Corrections for the State of Wisconsin; Israel, then Warden at WCI; Manthe, Director of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by227 opinions
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