MATTOX v. STATE, DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. S-14587.

323 P.3d 23 (2014)

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

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 18, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin I. Whipple , Palmer, for Appellant.

Susan M. West , Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Michael C. Geraghty , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, WINFREE, STOWERS, MAASSEN, and BOLGER, Justices.


OPINION

FABE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A former inmate brought an action against the Department of Corrections alleging that the Department negligently failed to protect him after he reported being threatened and that he was subsequently assaulted and seriously injured while in prison. The superior court granted summary judgment in favor of the Department, concluding that the inmate had not...

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