COLEMAN v. SWEETIN

No. 12-40012.

745 F.3d 756 (2014)

Freddie R. COLEMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant v. David SWEETIN; Gregory Oliver; Richard Cowan; Roy Brown, Sued in his official and individual capacity; Shelia Dale, Sued in her official and individual capacity; Mae Cobbs, Sued in her official and individual capacity; Debbie Erwin, Sued in her official and individual capacity; Craig Fisher, Sued in his official and individual capacity; Blake Lamb, Sued in his official and individual capacity; Unknown McManus, Sued in her official and individual capacity; Brenda Hough, Sued in her official and individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 12, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Freddie R. Coleman, Fort Worth, TX, pro se.

Matthew James Greer, Esq. , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae.

Before DAVIS and JONES, Circuit Judges, and MILAZZO, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Plaintiff Freddie Coleman, Texas Inmate No. 618875, appeals from the district court's sua sponte dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit as frivolous, for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, and for want of prosecution. We hold that he does not state a claim under the Eighth Amendment with the contention that a slippery shower condition may inflict cruel and unusual punishment. We affirm in part, but also reverse in part...

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