Johnson v. Kinney’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “We conclude that appellant's claim has no arguable basis in law. He complains that TDCJ officials had an obligation to enforce the regulations in the Inmate Orientation Manual and that he has standing to complain of their negligence when they fail to do so. We do not believe that state law recognizes a right to damages for prison officials' negligent or even gross negligent failure to enforce rules applicable to the inmates.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hector v. Thaler