GREASON v. KEMP

No. 88-8563.

891 F.2d 829 (1990)

Marilyn GREASON, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Ralph KEMP, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal B. Childers, Cathy A. Cox, Asst. Attys. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for defendants-appellants.

Joseph H. Chambless, Emmitte H. Griggs, Harriss, Watkins, Davis & Chambless, Macon, Ga., for Fodor.

Robert B. Remar, Susan M. Garrett, Remar & Graettinger, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before TJOFLAT, Chief Judge, EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge, and ATKINS, Senior District Judge.


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...

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