Legal Opinion
Thomas D. Powell v. M.C. Lennon, John Magathlin, Larry Parrish, Bobby Moore, C.W. Ala, Ed Averette
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 15, 1990No. 88-3892PublishedCited by 206 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
This case arises on appeal from the district court’s order of October 21, 1988, dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint.
I. FACTS
A. Background
Thomas Powell (“the plaintiff”) is an inmate at the Tallahassee Federal Correctional Institute (“the TFCI”). The plaintiff arrived at the TFCI in early January 1987. Shortly after his arrival, the plaintiff noticed in his cell exposed ends of pipes covered with what appeared to be friable asbestos. He asked fellow inmates about the pipes, and they told him that during November or December 1986 an inmate work crew removed steam pipes…
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