TDCJ Guards Denied Qualified Immunity in Failure to Protect Case
On April 14, 2004, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) agreed to pay $84,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Texas prisoner Eugene Cantu. The original complaint was filed July 3, 2000 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging he was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment when guards …
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