Legal Opinion
Bowen Ex Rel. Estate of Bowen v. Warden, Baldwin State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 22, 2016No. 15-11109PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge:
On March 9, 2010, Terrance Bowen was beaten to death by his cellmate, Carl Merkerson, at Baldwin State Prison in Milledgeville, Georgia. The administrator of Mr. Bowen’s estate brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Mr. Bowen’s Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment was violated when he was housed in a cell with Merkerson. 1 In his complaint, the administrator named, among others, several prison officials as defendants in their individual capacities. After twice allowing the administrator to amend his complaint, the…
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