Legal Opinion
Mondrea Vinning-El v. Scott Long, Correctional Officer, David Reid, Correctional Officer, and John Doe, Sergeant and Lieutenant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 27, 2007No. 06-1673PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Per curiam
Illinois prisoner Mondrea Vinning-El brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming as relevant here that guards Scott Long and David Reid violated his Eighth Amendment rights by subjecting him to inhumane conditions of confinement in the disciplinary-segregation unit at Menard Correctional Center. 1 The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants based on their defense of qualified immunity, and Vinning-El appeals. We reverse the judgment and remand for further proceedings.
We recite the facts in the light most favorable to Vinning-El. After a fight with his cellmate on…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Nathan Gillis v. Jon E. Litscher, Gerald A. Berge, Warden, Bradley HompeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- DeSpain v. UphoffCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
- Marshall Jackson v. Jack Duckworth, Warden H. Abbott, Investigator C. Adkins, Assistant WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by109 opinions
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- Marcos Gray v. Marcus HardyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
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