Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Jones
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 19, 1986No. 71536, 71537PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
Plaintiff Johnson was an inmate at Rivers Correctional Institution (Institution) in Hardwick, Georgia, when he filed this action pro se against four employees of the Institution alleging violations of his civil rights pursuant to 42 USC § 1983. In his complaint, the plaintiff alleged that the services (including medical services) and facilities provided at the Institution were so inadequate that it violated his Eighth Amendment rights under the United States Constitution. The plaintiff also alleged a violation of his Fourteenth Amendment rights under the United…
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