LaBREC v. WALKER

No. 18-1682.

948 F.3d 836 (2020)

Matthew LaBREC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lindsay WALKER, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 24, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian James Paul , Attorney, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Josh N. Turner , Attorney, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Clayton P. Kawski , Jennifer L. Vandermeuse , Attorneys, Office of the Attorney General, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Flaum, Rovner, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.


Matthew LaBrec brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a number of Wisconsin Department of Corrections employees, alleging that they violated his rights under the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. Specifically, LaBrec, who is an inmate, alleged that the defendants were aware that his cellmate posed a danger...

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