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HORSHAW v. CASPER
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit (2018) | 910 F.3d 1027
TL;DR: Inmate sued prison officials under § 1983 for failure to protect him from an attack after he allegedly warned them. The Seventh Circuit reversed summary judgment for officials, finding genuine factual disputes regarding their knowledge of the threat.
Legal Significance: Reinforces that specific details of a threat are not required for *Farmer* liability and that factual disputes over officials' subjective awareness preclude summary judgment in Eighth Amendment failure-to-protect claims.