Cofield v. Thigpen

Keenan Kester Cofield appeals defendant Morris Thigpen’s summary judgment and the subsequent denial of Cofield’s motion to set aside that summary judgment. This action was brought against the commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections (“Corrections”), Morris Thigpen, alleging that Thigpen defamed Cofield by falsely charging or imputing to him the commission of a crime for which he could be subjected to prosecution and punishment.

*216Cofield is an inmate at the West Jefferson Correctional Facility in Jefferson County, Alabama, serving time for various offenses. On February 11, 1987, the…