BALLARD v. DAVIS

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA MACON DIVISION JOSHUA BALLARD, ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:25-cv-46 (MTT) ) Sheriff DAVID DAVIS, et al., ) ) ) Defendants. ) ) ORDER Plaintiff Joshua Ballard claims defendants Sheriff David Davis, Major Brad Wolfe, Captain Brannon Grace, and Major Eric Woodford of the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office were negligent and, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, deliberately indifferent due to “failure to protect” and “failure to hire.” ECF 1 ¶¶ 51-63, 64-74. The defendants move to dismiss, arguing that Ballard’s state law claim…