Legal Opinion
Eugene Blackmon v. Warden Kukua
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 30, 2012No. 11-40316UnpublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Plaintiff-Appellant Eugene Blackmon brought claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Warden Diana Kukua and Assistant Warden Exiquio Garza based on alleged violations of his Eighth Amendment' rights while he was jailed at a Texas Department of Criminal Justice facility in Beeville, Texas. According to Blackmon, the wardens did not take constitutionally adequate measures to address the extremely high temperatures in his dormitory during the summer of 2008, exposing him to substantial health risks. Blackmon contended that he was particularly susceptible to the effects of the heat…
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