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· 9/24/2012

Peter Bistrian v. Troy Levi

Citations

  • 696 F.3d 352
  • 82 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 689
  • 2012 WL 4335958
  • 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 19973

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  • concluding that “a factfinder may conclude that a prison official knew of a substantial risk from the very fact that the risk was obvious”
  • holding that prisoner plausibly alleged failure to protect claim where he alleged that he repeatedly advised officials of threats
  • holding that conditions of confinement in a particular prison housing unit may deter a person of ordinary firmness from exercising his First Amendment rights
  • holding that conditions of confinement in a particular prison housing unit may deter a person of ordinary firmness from exercising his First Amendment rights
  • recognizing that plaintiff stated plausible failure to protect claim when he alleged he had advised officials of threat from violent inmate who later attacked him
  • concluding that the plaintiff stated a plausible failure-to-protect claim where he alleged, among other things, that he had advised prison officials that his assailant had previously threatened him

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Judges: McKee, Scirica, Ambro

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