Legal Opinion
John Carter v. James Galloway
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 15, 2003No. 02-16635PublishedCited by 173 opinions
1Per curiam
While serving a life sentence in Hays State Prison (“Hays”), Plaintiff John Carter was assaulted and stabbed by his cellmate, Termayne Barnes. Plaintiff brought suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendants James Galloway, the Deputy Warden of Security at Hays, and Steve Upton, the Special Management Unit Manager of Hays, for their alleged deliberate indifference to a substantial risk of serious harm to Plaintiff in violation of the Eighth Amendment. 1
The district court granted summary judgment for both Defendants. We affirm the judgment of the district court.
I. Background
Plaintiff had…
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