Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Bryant
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 20, 2010No. 09-11658PublishedCited by 297 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents important questions concerning the intersection of the Eighth Amendment and the incarceration of inmates with serious mental illness. Ten inmates incarcerated at Florida State Prison (“FSP”) brought this § 1983 action against various officers and employees of the Florida Department of Corrections (“DOC”), alleging that the use of chemical agents on inmates with mental illness and other vulnerabilities violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. After the plaintiffs settled their damages claims against the individual…
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