Griffin v. Coombe
Griffin v. Coombe
Opinion of the Court
The district court granted summary judgment, finding that Griffin had failed to produce evidence of anything other than negligence on the part of prison officials. This Court reviews summary judgment orders de novo. See Allstate Ins. Co. v. Mazzola, 175 F.3d 255, 258 (2d Cir. 1999).
Because we agree that although Griffin was incarcerated under conditions posing a substantial risk of serious harm, he did not produce any evidence that could support a finding of the deliberate indifference required to establish a § 1983 claim for an Eighth Amendment violation by any of the identified defendants, we affirm. See Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 834, 114 S.Ct. 1970, 128 L.Ed.2d 811 (1994)(requiring proof of “a sufficiently culpable state of mind”); Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 105-06, 97 S.Ct. 285, 50 L.Ed.2d 251 (1976) (requiring “deliberate indifference”); Green v. Bauvi, 46 F.3d 189, 194 (2d Cir. 1995) (requiring personal involvement of supervisory officials).
For the reasons set forth above, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Frederick GRIFFIN v. Philip J. COOMBE, Jr., Acting Commissioner of Corrections, Daniel Senkowski, Superintendent, Clinton Correctional Facility, T. Ricks, Deputy Superintendent of Security, Clinton Correctional Facility
- Status
- Published