Legal Opinion
Mary Goodman v. Clayton County Sheriff Kemuel Kimbrough
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 21, 2013No. 12-10732PublishedCited by 279 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
Bruce Goodman (Goodman), a 67-year-old man suffering from dementia and prone to disorientation and confusion, was severely beaten by his cellmate while detained at the Clayton County Jail (the Jail) in the early morning hours of September 9-10, 2008. By and through his wife and next friend, Goodman filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the two officers charged with his supervision at the Jail in their individual capacities, and against the Sheriff of Clayton County in his official capacity. The district court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. This…
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