ARNOLD, Circuit Judge. Prisoner Kenneth Young brought an action against the Minnesota Department of Corrections (MDOC) and its officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , claiming that they violated the eighth amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment by failing to protect him from an assault by his roommate. His complaint also incl…
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