Sherman Petty v. County of Franklin, Ohio

U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · Decided 2007-03-06

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AMENDED OPINION BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge. Plaintiff-Appellant Sherman Petty sustained serious injury to his jaw during a fight with other inmates in the Franklin County Correctional Institute. He sued numerous county defendants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , alleging primarily that they violated his Eighth Amendment…

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