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HARPER v. THOMAS

Nos. 90-8554, 90-9074.

988 F.2d 101 (1993)

Johnny HARPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. A.G. THOMAS, J.M. Sikes, and Wilbur McRae, Defendants-Appellees. Michael L. SHAVERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lanson NEWSOME, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 8, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Falligant, Jr. (Court-appointed), Savannah, GA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Neal B. Childers, Georgia Dept. of Law, John C. Jones, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, GA, for defendants-appellees Thomas, Sikes and McRae.

John C. Jones, State Law Dept., Atlanta, GA, for defendants-appellees Newsome, et al.

Before HATCHETT, Circuit Judge, HENDERSON and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judges.

ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.

These two cases before us on appeal, while distinct lawsuits, present similar legal issues, and they were heard together at oral argument. Therefore, we dispose of these cases in a single consolidated opinion.

Both Johnny Harper (Harper) and Michael Shavers (Shavers) are prisoners at the Georgia State Prison (GSP). They brought § 1983 claims against GSP officials in which they requested both injunctive relief and damages...

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