Court Opinion

ID: 9494226
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 15:32:40.098573+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:56:17.780241
License: Public Domain

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent from the court’s conclusion that the district court correctly granted summary judgment on Mr. Smith’s claim that the defendants failed to protect him from assault. In view of the fact that inmates were registering their disapproval of Mr. Smith’s actions in a threatening and vociferous manner, a reasonable jury could conclude that the defendants knew of the risk that an unrestrained inmate would pose to Mr. Smith. The court’s action in affirming the judgment of the district court deprives Mr. Smith of his right to have disputed facts resolved by a jury.
I would therefore reverse the judgment of the district court and remand for further proceedings.