Legal Opinion
George Hamm v. Dekalb County, and Pat Jarvis, Sheriff
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 4, 1985No. 84-8783PublishedCited by 588 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PITTMAN, District Judge:
The plaintiff-appellant George Hamm (Hamm) brought this action against defendants-appellees DeKalb County (County) and Pat Jarvis, Sheriff of DeKalb County (Sheriff), seeking damages for the allegedly unconstitutional conditions existing at the De-Kalb County Jail during his incarceration there. He alleged that the jail was overcrowded, that the conditions were unsanitary, that the food service was unsanitary, and that the medical care was inadequate. A partial summary judgment was granted to the County. There followed a nonjury trial on the remaining issues. The…
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