· 4/30/1984
Acharya v. Young
Citations
- 466 U.S. 961
- 104 S. Ct. 2178
- 52 U.S.L.W. 3791
- 80 L. Ed. 2d 560
- 1984 U.S. LEXIS 2075
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- failure to protect prison inmate from other inmates actionable under § 1983 where prison official’s conduct amounts to deliberate or reckless indifference to prisoner’s safety
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