United States Eleventh Circuit

In an action concerning health services provided to inmates, the heightened pleading standard is not applicable to claims brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 against a private entity that could not assert qualified immunity as a defense.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/21/2004
• Published 10/21/2004

Judges

• COX, Circuit Judge:, Before BIRCH, BARKETT and COX, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kevin Wade Jent, C. Michael Quinn, Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantazis, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Scott William Faulkner, George W. Royer, Jr., Lanier, Ford, Shaver & Payne, P.C., Huntsville, AL, for Defendant-Appellee.