Legal Opinion
Shepherd v. Floyd County
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided September 10, 2015No. Civil Action No. 15-54-ARTPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Amul R. Thapar, United States District Judge
Zaehery Shepherd, an inmate at the Floyd County Detention Center, alleges that he was “brutally” and “savagely” beaten by another inmate during his incarceration. R. 1-1 at 2 (state court complaint). Shepherd filed suit in state court against Floyd County, Floyd County Fiscal Court, and employees of the Floyd County Detention Center in their official and individual capacities. See id. He brought a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violations of “his rights, privileges, and immunities guaranteed by the Eighth, Tenth, and Fourteenth Amendments.”…
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