Legal Opinion
Terry Lee Passmore Swann v. Southern Health
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 21, 2004No. 03-14387PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, Circuit Judge:
The Plaintiff, Terry Lee Passmore Swann (“Swann”), executor of the estate of Merri Elizabeth Passmore, appeals the district court’s judgment for the Defendant, Southern Health Partners, Inc. (“SHP”). The court granted the Defendant’s motion to dismiss the Plaintiffs second amended complaint for failure to satisfy the heightened pleading standard applicable to claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988). Because we con-elude that the heightened pleading standard is not applicable in a § 1983 action against a non-governmental entity that cannot raise qualified immunity as a…
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