Seventh Circuit· 6/28/2021

Adrian Thomas v. James Blackard

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2 F.4th 716

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noting that a prisoner's exposure to human waste in cell is sufficient to establish unsanitary conditions under the Eighth Amendment
noting that a prisoner's exposure to human waste in cell is sufficient to establish unsanitary conditions under the Eighth Amendment
explaining that the plaintiff did not satisfy the subjective component of his Eighth Amendment claim because the record showed that the defendants promptly gave him an unsoiled mattress and cleaning supplies to deal with his unsanitary cell conditions
finding a constitutional violation where prisoner was confined in a cell with feces covered walls, no hot water, dead flies in his bed, and a mattress covered in human waste
affirming summary judgment on subjective prong where defendants responded reasonably to plaintiff's complaints about cell conditions by replacing soiled mattress, providing cleaning supplies, and giving him access to hot water
\Prison officials can be liable for violating the Eighth Amendment when they display deliberate indifference towards an objectively serious medical need\

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