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LEER v. MURPHY

No. 87-3501.

844 F.2d 628 (1988)

William LEER; Robert Larry Emerhiser, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Al MURPHY; Darrell Gardner; Arvin Arave, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 4, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lance D. Churchill, Churchill & Vander Boegh, Boise, Idaho, for plaintiff-appellant, Robert Larry Emehiser.

Amy S. Howe, Bistline Law Offices, Boise, Idaho, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Kathryn A. Sticklen, Quane, Smith, Howard & Hull, Boise, Idaho, for defendants-appellees.

Before WALLACE, POOLE and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

A fellow prisoner stabbed Emehiser and Leer (inmates) at the Idaho State Correctional Institution (prison). The inmates brought suits in federal district court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking damages from various state employees in the Idaho Department of Corrections (prison officials) in their official and individual capacities. The inmates alleged that the prison officials' failure in certain aspects of prison administration caused the...

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