Maurice Gibbs v. John T. King, Secretary, Department of Corrections

ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge.

Maurice Gibbs, a prisoner incarcerated in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against John King, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Corrections; Fulton Rabalais, Alvin Whitstine, Joe Lee Norwood, and Johnny Butler, all supervisory employees at the penitentiary; and Richard Alexander and Lee Sian, both prison guards. In a trial before the magistrate, at the close of Gibbs’ ease the magistrate granted defend ants’ motion for involuntary dismissal under Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b). Gibbs appeals. We affirm in part and reverse in…