Nation v. State, Dept. of Correction

BURDICK, Justice.

Appellants appeal from two district court orders granting summary judgment to Respondents on the Appellants’ federal civil rights claims and state law claims. We affirm the grant of summary judgment, but vacate the award of attorney’s fees below.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Appellants Kevin Nation, Klinton Hust and Angela Grigsby were employed as corrections officers at the Idaho State Maximum Security Institution (IMSI) by the Idaho Department of Corrections (IDOC). On May 3, 2002, these three officers were assaulted by inmate David Persons. Persons threw an…