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holding private contractor who runs prison cannot be held liable under § 1983 on respondeat superior or vicarious liability basis
Summary of this case from Santais v. Corecivic, Inc.Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO.: CV507-043.
August 23, 2007
ORDER
After an independent review, the undersigned concurs with the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, to which Objections have been filed. In his Objections, Plaintiff asserts Corrections Corporation of America monitors its prison facilities and has no choice "but to know and therefore condone the amount of use of force at Coffee Correctional Facility." (Doc. No. 16, p. 1). Plaintiff also asserts James Donald, as the Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Corrections, " should be aware of the number of use of force actions." (Id., p. 2) (emphasis added).
For the same reasons detailed in the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, Plaintiff's Objections are without merit. The Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge is adopted as the opinion of the Court. Plaintiff's claims against Corrections Corporation of America, Coffee Correctional Facility, and Commissioner James Donald are DISMISSED.