10 Cited authorities

Farmer v. Brennan
511 U.S. 825 (1994) Cited 55,511 times 18 Legal Analyses
Holding that the deliberate indifference standard utilized for a conditions of confinement claim "is inappropriate . . . when officials stand accused of using excessive physical force."
Greeno v. Daley
414 F.3d 645 (7th Cir. 2005) Cited 3,157 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that an inmate had raised a jury issue by showing the prison medical staff knew the inmate needed to see an outside specialist yet continued to administer medications they knew had proved ineffective
Grieveson v. Anderson
538 F.3d 763 (7th Cir. 2008) Cited 1,908 times
Holding 4 incidents over about 11 months involving only plaintiff was insufficient to show a widespread practice or custom
Santiago v. Walls
599 F.3d 749 (7th Cir. 2010) Cited 1,119 times
Holding that there must be reasonable likelihood that the presence of counsel would have altered the outcome of the case
Townsend v. Fuchs
522 F.3d 765 (7th Cir. 2008) Cited 809 times
Holding that "inmates have no liberty interest in avoiding placement in discretionary segregation"
Haley v. Gross
86 F.3d 630 (7th Cir. 1996) Cited 451 times
Finding deliberate indifference where inmate informed corrections officer that he was being threatened and officer did nothing
Langston v. Peters
100 F.3d 1235 (7th Cir. 1996) Cited 351 times
Holding that the defendants' subjective motive behind the delay was irrelevant where the delay was not sufficiently serious to violate the defendants' Eighth Amendment rights
Rosario v. Brawn
670 F.3d 816 (7th Cir. 2012) Cited 213 times
Holding that an officer is not liable for an arrestee's suicide, even if he could have done more to prevent the arrestee's access to a razor blade
United States v. Anderson
739 F.2d 1254 (7th Cir. 1984) Cited 21 times
Finding that "[i]n cases where witness identification is an issue, the trial judge must, at the defendant's request, instruct the jury about eyewitness identification testimony"
Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights
42 U.S.C. § 1983 Cited 486,525 times 688 Legal Analyses
Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation

Stephenson v. Neisler et al

10 Cited authorities

Holding that the deliberate indifference standard utilized for a conditions of confinement claim "is inappropriate . . . when officials stand accused of using excessive physical force."

Holding that an inmate had raised a jury issue by showing the prison medical staff knew the inmate needed to see an outside specialist yet continued to administer medications they knew had proved ineffective

Holding 4 incidents over about 11 months involving only plaintiff was insufficient to show a widespread practice or custom

Holding that there must be reasonable likelihood that the presence of counsel would have altered the outcome of the case

Holding that "inmates have no liberty interest in avoiding placement in discretionary segregation"

Finding deliberate indifference where inmate informed corrections officer that he was being threatened and officer did nothing

Holding that the defendants' subjective motive behind the delay was irrelevant where the delay was not sufficiently serious to violate the defendants' Eighth Amendment rights

Holding that an officer is not liable for an arrestee's suicide, even if he could have done more to prevent the arrestee's access to a razor blade

Finding that "[i]n cases where witness identification is an issue, the trial judge must, at the defendant's request, instruct the jury about eyewitness identification testimony"

Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation