Legal Opinion
Purcell Ex Rel. Estate of Morgan v. Toombs County, GA
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 24, 2005No. 02-11994PublishedCited by 200 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Chief Judge:
While detained at the Toombs County Jail, Matthew Morgan was beaten and injured by three other inmates. Mollie Jo Purcell brought this action, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, on behalf of Morgan, her now deceased son. She alleged that Toombs County, Sheriff Eight and Jail Administrator White violated Matthew Morgan’s Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights in failing to prevent this inmate-on-inmate attack.
The district court denied Defendants Eight and White qualified immunity in their individual capacities and also denied Defendant Eight Eleventh Amendment immunity from…
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