Legal Opinion
Mr. And Mrs. J.L. Rogers, Etc. v. David C. Evans, Leland Q. Linahan, Mr. And Mrs. J.L. Rogers, Etc. v. Vendya Lewis
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 15, 1986No. 85-8279PublishedCited by 224 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORRECTED
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge.
In this case, the appellees are prison officials, prison medical personnel, and prison guards and matrons sued on several theories following the death of the appellants’ daughter in a Georgia prison. The district court dismissed from the action several appellees and granted summary judgment for the others. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.
BACKGROUND
Linda Rogers was an inmate of the Georgia Women’s Correctional Institute (GWCI) in Hardwick, Georgia. She died in a segregation cell nine days before her scheduled release. The…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Carlson v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hoptowit v. RayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Jack Gittlemacker v. Arthur T. Prasse, Commissioner of Prisons of Pa. And Frank C. Johnston, Warden, State Correctional Institution, Dallas, PaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Nathaniel Williams v. Leon J. Vincent, Superintendent of Green Haven Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by224 opinions
- State v. LaRockWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
- Miltier v. BeornCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Don Waldrop v. David C. Evans, Frank Fodor, M.D., T.G. Smith, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Eugene Terrance, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Everett L. Terrance v. Northville Regional Psychiatric HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
- Harris v. ThigpenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
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