Brown v. Diaz

Benham, Judge.

Appellant, an inmate incarcerated at the Georgia State Prison at Reidsville, filed this suit for damages against two correctional officers employed at the prison, claiming they had subjected him to cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment while transporting him from the prison to a court appearance in Savannah. After conducting a hearing, the trial court sua sponte dismissed appellant’s lawsuit as frivolous, from which action appellant now brings this appeal.

1. Appellant initially contends the dismissal of his action was the result of the trial court’s…