Murdock v. Robinson

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION CARL M. MURDOCK, JR., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No.: 2:16-cv-444-RAH ) (WO) MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ) ALABAMA, et al, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER I. INTRODUCTION This lawsuit arose following a series of troubling events that resulted in Plaintiff Carl M. Murdock, Jr.’s prolonged detention in the Montgomery County Detention Facility. After his arrest on an outstanding, four-year-old warrant, Murdock was placed into custody and—despite numerous written and verbal complaints to detention…