Legal Opinion
Ben Thompson v. GEO Group, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 4, 2020No. 19-31022Unpublished
1Opinion of the Court
Case: 19-31022 Document: 00515660567 Page: 1 Date Filed: 12/03/2020 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED December 3, 2020 No. 19-31022 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Ben Thompson, Plaintiff—Appellant, versus GEO Group, Incorporated, Defendant—Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana USDC No. 2:16-CV-208 Before Owen, Chief Judge, and King and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam:* After a ceiling tile fell on a prisoner’s neck, he sued the private prison owner for damages. Following a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Housley v. CeriseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
- Maranto v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- Barbara Jean Johnson, Cross-Appellant v. Offshore Express, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Guzman v. Hacienda Records & Recording Studio, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
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