Dist. Ct. did not err in granting one defendant-prison official’s motion for summary judgment in plaintiff-prisoner’s section 1983 action alleging that defendant placed plaintiff in segregation in retaliation for complaining about prison conditions and subjecting him to especially harsh conditions of confinement. While another defendant-prison official conceded that Dist. Ct. had erred in dismissing said claim against him, plaintiff had failed to show that instant defendant had knowledge of plaintiff’s prison complaints. Similarly, Dist. Ct. did not err in granting both defendants’ summary judgment with respect to plaintiff’s 8th Amendment claim, since plaintiff failed to show that either defendant had knowledge of any excessive risk to his health or safety with respect to conditions of his confinement.
Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Prisoners