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CARAWAY v. CoreCIVIC OF TENN., LLC

No. 23-5410.

KIMALYN ROMONA CARAWAY, individually and as next kinof of Darius Dawon Caraway, and the estate of Darius Dawon Caraway, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CORECIVIC OF TENNESSEE, LLC; CORECIVIC, INC.; DAMON T. HININGER; STEVE CONRY; VINCENT VANTELL, Warden, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: April 10, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Paul Forrest Craig , Memphis, Tennessee, James Edward Blount, IV , BLOUNT LAW FIRM, Cordova, Tennessee, for Appellant.

Nathan D. Tilly , PENTECOST, GLENN & TILLY, PLLC, Jackson, Tennessee, for Appellees.

Before: GRIFFIN, THAPAR, and NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judges

OPINION

Darius Caraway overdosed in prison. His estate sued the prison and its officials, claiming they violated the Eighth Amendment by failing to prevent his overdose. The district court dismissed the estate's complaint because it failed to state a claim. We affirm.

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Darius Caraway was serving...

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