PALMER v. JOHNSON

No. 98-50595.

193 F.3d 346 (1999)

Devlin L. PALMER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gary L. JOHNSON, et al., Defendants; Bryan Hartnett, Warden; Oscar Mendoza, Assistant Warden, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 19, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Bryan (argued), Lori Campione Ferguson (argued), Fulbright & Jaworski, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Adrian L. Young (argued), Louis Victor Carrillo, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ann Kraatz, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before GARWOOD, DUHÉ and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Bryan Hartnett and Oscar Mendoza appeal the district court's denial of their motion for summary judgment on the ground of qualified immunity. We affirm.

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Devlin L. Palmer, an inmate of the Texas prison system, initiated the instant suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violations of his constitutional rights and seeking monetary damages and injunctive relief. Palmer's claims were based on events that transpired on...

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