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Whitt v. Stephens County

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 21, 2008No. 07-10729PublishedCited by 79 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Jimmy Whitt 1 sued Stephens County, Sheriff James Reeves, and five unidentified jailers and emergency personnel under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for allegedly causing or failing to prevent the jailhouse death of his son, Jamie Earl Whitt. We affirm the summary judgment.

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Shortly after noon one day in April 2004, police officers arrested 23-year-old Jamie Whitt on three misdemeanor charges and took him to the Stephens County Jail. Around 7:00 p.m., Whitt was found dead, hanging by a belt from the ceiling of his cell. What had happened during those seven hours remains a…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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  2. City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Robert F. Byrnie v. Town of Cromwell, Board of Education, Body Corporate Cromwell Board of Education Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
  4. Wilma Virginia Ferguson v. National Broadcasting Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  5. Bush v. StrainCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by79 opinions

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