Anderson v. Garner

ORDER

HAROLD L. MURPHY, District Judge.

This is a civil rights action filed by 14 Georgia prison inmates who allege that State correctional officers used excessive force during “shakedowns” at the prisons, with the consent and encouragement of State prison officials. Plaintiffs seek compensatory and punitive damages, as well as injunctive relief on behalf of a class of similarly situated inmates, pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (1994). The case is before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification [13].

For the reasons set forth below, the Court agrees that this case is appropriate…