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Jenna Hattaway, as Surviving Spouse of Desmond Layne Hattaway, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Desmond Layne Hattaway, Deceased v. Georgia Department of Corrections, et al.

District Court, M.D. Georgia

Decided August 17, 2026No. 5:25-cv-00018Unknown

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA MACON DIVISION JENNA HATTAWAY, as Surviving : Spouse of Desmond Layne Hattaway, : and as Personal Representative of the : Estate of Desmond Layne Hattaway, : Deceased, : : Plaintiff, : : v. : Case No.: 5:25-cv-18-CAR : GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF : CORRECTIONS, et al., : : Defendants. : : ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS AND CONSTRUED MOTION TO AMEND After suffering a mental health crisis, Desmond Layne Hattaway (“Decedent”) hung himself with a pair of pants and died in a mental health observation cell at the Georgia Diagnostic &…

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