GRENNING v. MILLER-STOUT

No. 11-35579.

739 F.3d 1235 (2014)

Neil GRENNING, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Maggie MILLER-STOUT; Jim Dyson; Fred Fox, sued in their individual and official capacities, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 16, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hunter Olds Ferguson (argued), Leonard J. Feldman , Stoel Rives, LLP, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Candie M. Dibble , Joseph T. Edwards , Kevin Clarke Elliott (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Spokane, WA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: FERDINAND F. FERNANDEZ, WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, and JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Neil Grenning appeals a grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant prison officials. Grenning contends that continuous twenty-four-hour illumination of his cell violated the Eighth Amendment. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I. Background

Neil Grenning is a Washington State inmate at Airway Heights Corrections Center ("Airway Heights"). Prison staff placed Grenning in the Special Management...

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