Heisler v. Kralik

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “It is well established that the Eighth Amendment imposes on prison officials the duty to protect inmates from violence at the hands of other inmates.”
• “It is well established that the Eighth Amendment imposes on prison officials the duty to protect inmates from violence at the hands of other inmates.”
• “[P]rison officials have a constitutional duty to act reasonably to ensure a safe environment for a prisoner when they are aware that there is a significant risk of serious injury to that prisoner.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).