Legal Opinion
Flanders v. Maricopa County
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided September 26, 2002No. 1 CA-CV 01-0239PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANKFORD, Judge.
¶ 1 Jeremy Flanders was severely injured after he was brutally attacked by other inmates at the “Tent City” Maricopa County Jail facility. Flanders brought an action in superior court against defendants, the Sheriff and his wife, the Sheriffs Office (“MCSO”), and Maricopa County. Flanders alleged that defendants’ gross negligence and civil rights violations rendered them responsible for his injuries. A jury returned verdicts in favor of Flanders.
¶2 The County and the Sheriff challenge the judgment entered after the verdicts. By cross-appeal Flanders attacks the entry of…
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