Legal Opinion
Marilyn Greason v. Ralph Kemp
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 9, 1990No. 88-8563PublishedCited by 238 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:
This is an action for money damages. It was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982)1 by the personal representatives of the estate of Charles Greason, a Georgia prison inmate who committed suicide while incarcerated. The plaintiffs claim that their decedent committed suicide because the defendants — the prison officials responsible for his custody and those who provided his mental health care — were deliberately indifferent to his psychiatric needs, in violation of his rights under the eighth and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution.2 The defendants…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by238 opinions
- Sutton v. Utah State School for the Deaf & BlindCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- Holloman Ex Rel. Holloman v. HarlandCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- Jane Doe v. Taylor Independent School District, Mike Caplinger in His Official Capacities and Eddy Lankford in His Official and Individual CapacitiesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Harris v. ThigpenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Barbara Doty, and All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. County of Lassen, and Ronald D. Jarrell as Sheriff, and IndividuallyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
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