· 11/18/1994
W. Foster Sellers v. Gary L. Henman, L. Knowles, D. Featherston
Citations
- 41 F.3d 1100
- 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 32913
- 1994 WL 651115
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- Wellman did not infer that a series of purely negligent acts could equate to deliberate indifference
- \It is vital to keep negligence and deliberate indifference apart.\
- “Negligence is not actionable under the Eighth Amendment.”
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Posner, Cummings, Manion
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