Legal Opinion
Burleson v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 9, 2004No. 03-50650PublishedCited by 305 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
Raymond Burleson (“Burleson”), an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against prison officials, alleging they violated the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment by exposing him to hazardous conditions while he was working as a welder in the Boyd Unit Stainless Steel Plant. Burleson appeals the magistrate judge’s decision to grant the Defendants’ Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony and Defendants’ Second Motion for Summary Judgment. Burleson also appeals the court’s decision to…
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