Legal Opinion
Preston A. Washington, Jr. v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 14, 1986No. 85-5874PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, Preston A. Washington, Jr., while employed as a guard at the District of Columbia’s Lorton Reformatory, was attacked and severely injured by a prisoner. Appellant alleges that the attack resulted from the reckless failure of Lorton and District of Columbia officials to remedy unsafe conditions at the reformatory. Mr. Washington brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982), arguing that the recklessness of these officials, while acting under color of state law, had deprived him of liberty without due process of law.
The district court dismissed the complaint…
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