Legal Opinion
Weeks v. Benton
District Court, S.D. Alabama
Decided December 12, 1986No. Civ. A. 86-0389-BHPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HAND, Chief Judge.
This action is brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and § 1985 for the death of Glennon Anthony Weeks, who died on or about September 10, 1985 while incarcerated in the Baldwin County Jail. The action is brought by Lois Weeks as administratrix of the decedent’s estate. The defendants include Sheriff Thomas Benton, Jailer James Hartner, Nurse Elizabeth Sellers, various commissioners of Baldwin County, and Baldwin County. The first three defendants are named in both their individual and official capacities; the commissioners are named only in their official capacity.…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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- Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by15 opinions
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