MATTOX v. STATE, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Supreme Court No. S-16031.

397 P.3d 250 (2017)

Richard A. MATTOX, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied July 11, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin I. Whipple , Palmer, for Appellant.

Susan M. West , Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Craig W. Richards , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before: Stowers, Chief Justice, Maassen, Bolger, Justices. [Winfree and Carney, Justices, not participating.]


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

In July 2009 Richard Mattox filed suit against the Department of Corrections (DOC) for injuries arising from an assault by another prisoner. Mattox alleged that DOC was negligent in failing to accommodate his requests for transfer to a different housing module prior to the assault...

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