Legal Opinion

Christopher Yon Brannon v. Thomas Co. Jail

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided June 9, 2008No. 07-13170UnpublishedCited by 41 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

At the time of the events giving rise to plaintiffs claims for damages in this case, which were brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff was a pretrial detainee housed in the Thomas County (Georgia) Jail. His claims are against the defendants, Thomas County, the Thomas County Jail, Thomas County Sheriff Carlton Powell, and Thomas County Jail Captain John Richards. He alleges that while he was housed in the jail, the defendants were deliberately indifferent towards his medical needs, in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, by: (1) waiting for several days to take him to an…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Dean Effarage Farrow v. Dr. WestCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
  4. Greg Zatler v. Louie L. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  5. Harris v. ThigpenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Colville v. Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 2008
  2. Boyd v. NicholsDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 2009
  3. AMERSON v. SMITHDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 2024
  4. Anthony Rashaad Harding v. Wilcox County JailDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 2026
  5. BARNETT v. HANCOCK STATE PRISONDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 2024

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