Cox v. Quinn

After plaintiff was severely beaten by a fellow inmate, plaintiff filed suit against correctional officers, alleging that they were deliberately indifferent to a substantial risk to his safety in violation of 42 U.S.C. 1983. The district court denied summary judgment to the correctional officers based on qualified immunity. In light of the facts as the court may view them, and drawing reasonable inferences in plaintiff’s favor, the court found that the district court correctly held that material issues of fact precluded summary judgment for the correctional officers on the Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference claim. The court also concluded that an objectively reasonable correctional officer would have known that these actions were unreasonable, ran afoul of clearly established law, and violated plaintiff's rights. Accordingly, the correctional officers are not entitled to qualified immunity and the court affirmed the judgment. View "Cox v. Quinn" on Justia Law