BISHOP v. HACKEL

No. 09-1791.

636 F.3d 757 (2011)

Russell A. BISHOP, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mark A. HACKEL, Sheriff; James Stanley, Deputy; John Cantea, Deputy; S. Anderman, Deputy; Harrell, Deputy, Jointly and Severally, Defendants-Appellants, Kevin Hartley, Sgt.; Roberts, Captain; Moore, Lt.; Sanborn, J/A; Laura Hogan, Deputy, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 1, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Michael S. Bogren , Plunkett Cooney , Kalamazoo, Michigan, for Appellants. Heather Anne Glazer , Fieger, Fieger, Kenney, Johnson & Giroux, P.C., Southfield, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Mary Massaron Ross , Plunkett Cooney , Detroit, Michigan, for Appellants. Heather Anne Glazer , Fieger, Fieger, Kenney, Johnson & Giroux, P.C., Southfield, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: MARTIN, GIBBONS, and KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellee Russell A. Bishop filed a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against various personnel at the Macomb County Jail, alleging that he suffered sexual abuse by another inmate as a result of their deliberate indifference to his safety needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. The jail personnel sought summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity. The district court denied the motion as to...

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