Legal Opinion
Willie Mathews v. James McDonough
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 16, 2007No. 05-12515PublishedCited by 188 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKETT, Circuit Judge:
Willie Mathews appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of James V. Crosby, former warden at Florida State Prison (“FSP”), 1 and Tim Giebeig, former inspector at FSP, on the grounds that they were immune from suit on the basis of qualified immunity. Mathews also appeals the district court’s order granting costs and the amount of those costs to Crosby, Giebeig, and other FSP employees who were voluntarily dismissed before trial. 2
While Crosby was the warden of FSP, Mathews was transferred to FSP and housed on X-wing, where inmates with the most serious disciplinary…
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