Legal Opinion
Goad v. MacOn County, Tenn.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided September 28, 1989No. 2:88-0085PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MORTON, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff, Joe Goad, originally brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action against eight defendants. In essence, the complaint charged the defendants with violating Goad’s constitutional rights through the use of excessive force and by depriving the plaintiff of reasonable medical attention while in custody as a pretrial detainee. Three defendants, Ken Sircy, Randy Carter, and the Town of Red Boiling Springs, settled with the plaintiff for the sum of $10,000. The remaining defendants proceeded to trial.
After hearing all the evidence, the court…
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