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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. ยง 1983 alleging he was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment when guards ...

 

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