Bonnie Billings, estate administrator for decedent Montel A. Williams v. CoreCivic, Inc., et al.

PEARSON, J. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION BONNIE BILLINGS, ) estate administrator for decedent ) CASE NO. 4:25-CV-00714 MONTEL A. WILLIAMS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) JUDGE BENITA Y. PEARSON ) v. ) ) MEMORANDUM OF CORECIVIC, INC., et al., ) OPINION AND ORDER ) [Resolving ECF No. 16] Defendants. ) I. INTRODUCTION In 2023, Plaintiff’s son suffered a fatal fentanyl overdose while incarcerated at a private prison in Ohio. She sued the prison’s operator, warden, and staff on his behalf for subjecting him to cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment and…