United States Eleventh Circuit

Prison guards who beat a prisoner in custody when he is incapacitated and no longer able to pose a threat to the guards' ability to maintain order, resist the guards' directions, or engage in disruptive behavior are not entitled to qualified immunity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/02/2001
• Published 10/02/2001

Judges

• BARKETT, Circuit Judge:, Before BLACK and BARKETT, Circuit Judges, and HOBBS , District Judge.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Pamela Evans Langham,Langham & Langham, Ponte Vedra, FL, John F. Dickinson, Malfitano, Campbell & Dickerson, Martha D. Bolton, Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC, Jacksonville, FL, for Defendants-Appellants., Peter M. Siegel,Florida Justice Institute, Inc., Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.