Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Gusman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 1, 2009No. 08-30388UnpublishedCited by 228 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Defendant Cornel Hubert, warden of the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center (EHCC) in Louisiana, appeals the district court’s denial of qualified immunity for his alleged involvement in the transfer of inmates from prisons affected by Hurricane Katrina. Ronnie Morgan, a prisoner transferred to EHCC from Orleans Parish Prison (OPP), asserts violations of the Eighth Amendment for injuries allegedly sustained there when he, a prisoner in protective custody, was placed with the general prison population. Hubert moved to dismiss Morgan’s complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure…
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