Legal Opinion
Boyd v. Corrections Corp. of America
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 8, 2004No. 03-5227, 03-5228, 03-5389PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
The 15 plaintiffs in these three consolidated cases are prisoners who were convicted by Wisconsin state courts and held, at all relevant times, at the Whiteville Correctional Facility (WCF) located in Whiteville, Tennessee. WCF is operated by the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), a private entity. The plaintiffs allege that they were severely beaten and subjected to racial epithets by members of WCF’s Special Operations Response Team (SORT) in August of 1998, in violation of their rights under both federal and state law.
A magistrate judge decided these…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Darryl McGore v. Gene L. Wrigglesworth, Chief Sheriff Richard Chinelli, Administrator Ingham County Sheriff's DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- Porter v. NussleSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Greg Curry v. David ScottCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Peter Lewis v. Odie Washington, Director, Illinois Department of Corrections, Mary Nichols, Richard Gramley, Lieutenant Shaw, and Lieutenant JonesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Carson Lynn Brown v. Raymond G. Toombs, Warden Peter W. Vidor, Named as Pete Vidor on Complaint, Deputy Warden Ray Palmer, Adw of Custody T. LunaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
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