George Wyatt v. Michael Leonard Geri Mangas Mario Marroquin Lt. Pierce Burton L. Cronk B.G. Hummel C/o Walters, Sgt. Hefner

U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · Decided 1999-10-06

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MERRITT, Circuit Judge. It is undisputed that on August 24,1995, while in segregation, plaintiff George Wyatt was raped by a fellow inmate. A year later he filed this § 1983 civil rights action against prison employees seeking damages for cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Specifically, plaintiff alleges that the defendant prison employees were de…

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