TAYLOR v. STEVENS

No. 17-10253.

982 F.3d 959 (2020)

Trent TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert STEVENS, Warden, Individually and in their Official Capacity; Robert Riojas, Sergeant of Corrections Officer, Individually and in their Official Capacity; Ricardo Cortez, Sergeant of Corrections Officer, Individually and in their Official Capacity; Stephen Hunter, Correctional Officer, Individually and in their Official Capacity; Larry Davidson, Correctional Officer, Individually and in their Official Capacity; Shane Swaney, Sergeant of Corrections Officer, Individually and in their Official Capacity; Franco Ortiz, Correctional Officer, Individually and in their Official Capacity; Creastor Henderson, L.V.N., Individually and in their Official Capacity; Stephanie Orr, L.V.N., Individually and in their Official Capacity; Joe Martinez, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed December 21, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Weiss , Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kelsey Warren , Office of the Attorney General, Financial Litigation & Charitable Trusts Division, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees Robert Stevens, Robert Riojas, Ricardo Cortez, Stephen Hunter, Larry Davidson, Shane Swaney, Franco Ortiz, and Joe Martinez.

Christopher Lee Lindsey , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees Creastor Henderson, L.V.N., and Stephanie Orr, L.V.N.

Jay Remington Schweikert , Clark McAdams Neily, III , Cato Institute, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Cato Institute.

Before Owen, Chief Judge, Jones and Smith, Circuit Judges.


ON REMAND FROM THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

This court affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part in regard to the plaintiff's claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging violation of the Eighth Amendment. Taylor v. Stevens, 946 F.3d 211 (5th Cir. 2019). On petition for writ of certiorari, the Supreme Court...

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