Verdecia v. Adams.

• Position: Violation of United States Constitution. 8th Amendment - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

PRISONER ON PRISONER ASSAULT

Verdecia v. Adams, 327 F.3d 1171 (10th Cir. 2003). A federal prison inmate brought a civil rights action against prison investigative agents who allegedly placed him in a cell with gang members who assaulted him because of his Cuban nationality. The district court denied the agents' motion for summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds and they appealed. The appeals court reversed and remanded. The appeals court held that the...