Michael Jerome Jennings v. Christopher Smith, et al.

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA EASTERN DIVISION MICHAEL JEROME JENNINGS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CASE NO.: 1:22-cv-01165-RDP ) CHRISTOPHER SMITH, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION This case is before the court on the Supreme Court of Alabama’s answer to the question certified to it by this court. (Doc. # 90). The court has reviewed the parties’ briefs (Docs. # 92-95), which were submitted after the Supreme Court’s decision. This court had granted summary judgment to Defendants based on the doctrine of qualified immunity. The Eleventh Circuit…