Legal Opinion
Bruce Rogers v. Shawna Boatright
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 18, 2013No. 12-20063PublishedCited by 241 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES E. GRAVES, JR., Circuit Judge:
Bruce A. Rogers, Texas prisoner # 566928, appeals the district court’s sua sponte dismissal of his civil rights complaint as frivolous and for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. We REVERSE in part, AFFIRM in part, and REMAND for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
Rogers filed a pro se civil rights complaint in the district court, naming as defendants corrections officers Jose L. Garcia, Jr. and Herbert J. Garcia, and their supervisor, Shawna T. Boatright. Rogers complained that he'was…
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