No. 25-6447

Torrence Belcher v. Joshua Wallen, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-30
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: cruel-unusual-punishment deliberate-indifference eighth-amendment inmate-rights physical-injury prison-safety
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a prison official's deliberate indifference to an inmate's safety constitutes a violation of the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment

Docket Entries

2026-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-12
Waiver of right of respondent Joshua Wallen, et al. to respond filed.
2025-10-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 29, 2026)

Attorneys

Joshua Wallen, et al.
James Allen BartaOffice of the Indiana Attorney General, Respondent
James Allen BartaOffice of the Indiana Attorney General, Respondent
Torrence Belcher
Torrence Belcher — Petitioner
Torrence Belcher — Petitioner