Thompson v. Eason.

• Position: FAILURE TO PROTECT - Violation of civil rights - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

PRISONER ON PRISONER ASSAULT

Thompson v. Eason, 258 F.Supp.2d 508 (N.D.Tex. 2003). A prisoner filed a civil rights complaint against prison officials, alleging that they retaliated against him and failed to protect him from assaults and threats by prison gang members. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants, finding that they were entitled to qualified immunity. According to the court, each official responded to the prisoner's complaints about threats and assaults by reporting the...