Legal Opinion

Campbell v. GA Dept. of Corrections

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided March 19, 1999No. 98-8265Published

1Opinion of the Court

HULL, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant Kimberly Campbell appeals the magistrate judge’s grant of summary judgment for Defendants on her medical-treatment and excessive-force claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After review, we affirm.

I. FACTS 1

On May 28, 1991, Plaintiff-Appellant Kimberly Campbell was transferred to the Georgia Women’s Correctional Institution (“GWCI”) to serve five years of a ten-year sentence for distribution of cocaine and interference with government property. Plaintiffs constitutional claims arise from the medical treatment she received at the GWCI state prison between May…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Hudson v. McMillianSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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