William Wooler v. Hickman County, Kentucky

KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judge.'

Plaintiff William Wooler alleges that, while he was incarcerated at the Hickman County Detention Center (“the Jail”), various corrections employees unlawfully exposed him to the bacteria known as Methi-cillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and then mistreated his MRSA infections. Wooler sued Hickman County and three of the Jail employees, asserting Eighth Amendment claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and negligence claims under Kentucky law. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants on all claims, which Wooler now appeals. We reject his…