Legal Opinion
Ellis v. Meade
District Court, D. Maine
Decided May 1, 1995No. Civ. 94-0163-BPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
BRODY, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Mark Ellis, brings this action against the Penobscot County Sheriffs Department and William Meade, a former corrections officer at the Penobscot County Jail, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Maine Tort Claims Act. He seeks compensation for alleged mistreatment he received while a pretrial detainee at the jail. This matter was tried before the Court without a jury during a week-long trial. The parties have also submitted written final arguments and proposed findings.
I. Factual Findings
The Court finds the following facts: Mark…
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