SHIVERS v. UNITED STATES

No. 17-12493.

1 F.4th 924 (2021)

Mackie L. SHIVERS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Dale Grafton, Unit Manager, USP Coleman 2, T. Anthony, Counselor, USP Coleman 2, FNU Spurlock, Counselor, USP Coleman 2, FNU Gay, Psychologist, USP Coleman 2, FNU Barker, Case Manager, USP Coleman 2, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 9, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Spainhour , Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP, Nashville, TN, Mackie L. Shivers, Jr. , USP Coleman II — Inmate Legal Mail, Coleman, FL, FCC Coleman — USP II Warden, USP Coleman II — Inmate Trust Fund, Coleman, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Roberta Josephina Bodnar , U.S. Attorney's Office — FLM, Ocala, FL, Ocala, FL, Jennifer Waugh Corinis , Greenberg Traurig, PA, Tampa, FL, Michelle Thresher Taylor , U.S. Attorney's Office, Tampa, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before WILSON, LAGOA, and HULL, Circuit Judges.


Mackie Shivers, a federal inmate, brought this civil action following an attack by his cellmate, Marvin Dodson. In his pro se complaint, Shivers alleged that prison officials negligently assigned Dodson to his cell and that their conduct also violated his Eighth...

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