GATES v. COOK

Nazareth GATES, etc., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Thomas D. COOK, etc., et al., Defendants. Willie Russell, etc., et al., Plaintiffs, Willie Russell, on his own behalf and on behalf of those similarly situated; Sherwood Brown, on his own behalf and on behalf of those similarly situated; Kevin Jordan, on his own behalf and on behalf of those similarly situated; John Nixon, on his own behalf and on behalf of those similarly situated; Paul Woodward, on his own behalf and on behalf of those similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Robert L. Johnson, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, in his official capacity; Christopher Epps, Deputy Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, in his official capacity; Emmitt L. Sparkman, Superintendent, Mississippi State Penitentiary, in his official capacity; Jessie Streeter, Warden, Area IV, Mississippi State Penitentiary, in his official capacity; Larry D. Harris, Captain, Unit Administrator, Unit 32, Mississippi State Penitentiary, in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellants.