A Georgia family is seeking $10 billion in damages after a federal judge dismissed their wrongful death lawsuit regarding their son's 2013 death in a rolled-up gym mat. Kendrick Johnson was found dead at Lowndes County High School when he was 17 years old. Investigators initially ruled the death accidental, but his parents have maintained for over 13 years that he was murdered.

Johnson's parents, Jacquelyn and Kenneth Johnson, first filed a $1 billion lawsuit in 2023, alleging a conspiracy to violate their civil rights and claiming public records were withheld from them. After that case was dismissed, a Georgia appeals court ordered it to be reviewed again. On Monday, Judge Sarah Geraghty dismissed the case once more, citing inconsistencies between official reports and the family's allegations.

The family's new lawsuit targets the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and federal judges Leigh Martin May and Sarah Geraghty. They claim the court denied them due process and conspired to cover up their son's murder. Kenneth Johnson warned in a statement that anyone joining the alleged cover-up does so "at your own peril."