KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Indiana prisoner Dennis W. Christopher brought this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging as relevant here that seven employees of Westville Correctional Facility violated the Eighth Amendment by failing to correct what he refers to as a "protrusive lip" on the prison softball field. He claims that the "lip" caused a ball to bounce up and hit him in the face, permanently injuring his right eye. The district court dismissed Christopher...
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