PER CURIAM:
In the instant case, the district court granted a "directed verdict" in favor of the defendants without holding a trial. Because the district court had no authority to direct a verdict at the pretrial stage of the case, we reverse.
Plaintiff-appellant Margaret Williams was incarcerated in the Women's Unit of the Middle Georgia Correctional Institute during the year 1980. In May 1980, while appellant was incarcerated, she gave birth to a child....
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