Boyce v. Moore.U.S. Appeals Court PRISONER ON PRISONER ASSAULT Boyce v. Moore Moore, city (1990 pop. 40,761), Cleveland co., central Okla., a suburb of Oklahoma City; inc. 1887. Its manufactures include lightning- and surge-protection equipment, packaging for foods, and auto parts. , 314 F.3d 884 (7th Cir. 2002). A pro se prisoner in a county jail brought a [section] 1983 action alleging violation of his Eighth Amendment rights by officials who failed to protect him from attacks by fellow prisoners. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants and the prisoner appealed. The appeals court affirmed af·firm v. af·firmed, af·firm·ing, af·firms v.tr. 1. To declare positively or firmly; maintain to be true. 2. To support or uphold the validity of; confirm. v.intr. , finding that the prisoner failed to establish that jail supervisors were aware of a risk of harm to him. The court also found that the prisoner's transfer to a different tier of the jail, instead of to protective custody An arrangement whereby a person is safeguarded by law enforcement authorities in a location other than the person's home because his or her safety is seriously threatened. , did not evidence deliberate indifference Indifference Antoinette, Marie (1755–1793) queen of France to whom is attributed this statement on the solution to bread famine: “Let them eat cake.” [Fr. Hist. to a risk of harm. (Cook County Department of Corrections, Illinois) |
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