Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit August 24, 1983, 82-6538 (Roy E. Daniels v. Andrew Williams, Deputy)

TURK, Chief Judge:

Roy E. Daniels (Daniels), an inmate at the Richmond City Jail, brought this section 1983 action against Deputy-Sheriff Andrew Williams (Williams) alleging that he was injured when he slipped and fell on a pillow negligently left on the stairs by Williams. The district court granted Williams’s motion for summary judgment, reasoning that under

Parratt

v.

Taylor,

451 U.S.