Legal Opinion
Smith v. Buss
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 21, 2013No. 12-3155PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Roy Smith claims that two guards at the Indiana State Prison violated the Eighth Amendment by causing other inmates to believe he was a “snitch.” The defendants’ actions showed deliberate indifference to his safety, Smith asserts, and prompted another prisoner to assault him. But at summary judgment Smith could not substantiate his allegations, and the district court dismissed his suit. We affirm that decision.
*600Except as noted, the facts are undisputed. Smith is serving 124 years in prison for murder and attempted murder. See Smith v. Indiana, No. 49A02-1209-PC-783, 2013 WL 2295160, at *1…
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