GILMORE v. Douglas M. Williams, individually and in his official capacity, Defendant. (2024)

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Clarissa GILMORE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, an agency of the State of Georgia, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections, in his official capacity, Alberta W. Milton, individually and in her official capacity, Sabrini Carlene Lupo, individually and in her official capacity, Smith SP Warden, in his official capacity as successor-in-interest, et al., Defendants-Appellees, Douglas M. Williams, individually and in his official capacity, Defendant.

No. 23-10343

Decided: October 03, 2024

Before William Pryor, Chief Judge, Wilson, Jordan, Rosenbaum, Jill Pryor, Newsom, Branch, Grant, Luck, Lagoa, Brasher, and Abudu, Circuit Judges.

Ashok Chandran, Arielle Humphries, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, New York, NY, Shania King, The Law Office of Shania King, LLC, Atlanta, GA, Christopher Eberhart Kemmitt, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Angela Ellen Cusimano, Georgia Department of Law, Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, GA, Matthew Boyer, Alexia Roney, Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees. John A. Freedman, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, LLP, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Southern Center for Human Rights. Christine Monta, Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Institute for Justice. Jim Davy, All Rise Trial & Appellate, Pennsylvania, PA, for Amicus Curiae National Police Accountability Project.