U.S. district court: classification separation failure to protect.

• Position: Classification & Separation

Carmichael v. Richards, 307 F.Supp.2d 1014 (S.D.Ind. 2004). A county jail prisoner who was injured by his cellmate brought a [section] 1983 action against a sheriff in his individual and official capacities, claiming that the sheriff failed to take reasonable measures to ensure his physical safety, and did not provide necessary medical care. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. The court held that the sheriff could not be held individually liable for failing to ensure the physical safety of a medium security inmate who was injured by a maximum security inmate, absent evidence that the sheriff knew of a substantial risk that the...