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KING v. ONE UNKNOWN FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICER

No. 98-4098.

201 F.3d 910 (2000)

Michael A. KING, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ONE UNKNOWN FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 10, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen L. Williams (argued), Mann, Chaney, Johnson, Goodwin & Williams, Terre Haute, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Gerald A. Coraz (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before COFFEY, RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

In December 1992, Michael King ("King"), an inmate at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, was assaulted and injured by other inmates in a prison stabbing. In October 1994, King filed a Bivens action against "one unknown federal correctional officer," alleging a violation of his Eighth Amendment rights stemming from the unknown officer's failure both to prevent the attack and to aid King during the attack. See Bivens v...

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