· 9/18/2001
Martinez v. Uphoff
Citations
- 265 F.3d 1130
- 2001 Colo. J. C.A.R. 4683
- 17 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1633
- 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 20545
- 2001 WL 1090250
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- concluding that, under that case's circumstances, \inaction in the face of known dangers or risks [is] not enough to satisfy the danger-creation theory's conscience standard.\
- holding the state activity did not shock the conscience where a prison guard was not protected from dangerous inmates during an escape
- \[T]he shock the conscience standard requires a high level of outrageousness.\
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Judges: Seymour, Brorby, Brown
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