Opinion ID: 2766199
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Events Prior to the Attack

Text: At some point between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on July 8, 2010, Losey entered Whitehead’s cell in the D-1 unit to use a contraband cell phone. Because other inmates were also using the contraband phone, Losey had to wait for a period of time before making the first of three short phone calls. He waited again, in Whitehead’s cell, before the second and third calls. After concluding his phone calls, Losey remained in Whitehead’s cell, using Whitehead’s desk to write what Losey remembers as his commissary list. In his deposition, Losey admits that he used Whitehead’s contraband phone in this manner for roughly one week, that he was “hang[ing] out in [Whitehead’s cell] occasionally,” and that Losey was aware of Whitehead’s reputed affiliation with and leadership in a prison gang. Prior to the attack, Whitehead “always seemed nice” to Losey, and Losey “figured if [he] knew someone that was important there, [he] would have an easier time [in SSP].” Though Losey and Whitehead were lodged in separate cells in the D-1 unit on the night of the July 8 attack, Losey had moved into Whitehead’s cell for “about two or three days” earlier in July. Nothing in the record suggests Losey had any discomfort or fear of being alone with Whitehead prior to the attack. 3 Case: 14-13748 Date Filed: 01/02/2015 Page: 4 of 16