Legal Opinion

Plate v. Johnson

District Court, N.D. Ohio

Decided February 25, 2016No. Case No. 3:15CV1699PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

James G. Carr, Sr., United States District Judge

This is a prisoner’s civil-rights case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

One day in August, 2013, officers of the Toledo Police Department arrested Scott Allyn Plate twice within seven hours, charging him with separate misdemeanors. After the second arrest, authorities booked Plate into the Lucas County Jail.

According to the complaint, a Toledo detective told jail personnel that Plate “suffered from a seizure disorder requiring appropriate medical observation.” (Doc. 1 at ¶ 25).

Less than three hours after Plate entered the jail, staff found him dead…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. WingetCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
  2. S.J. v. Hamilton County, Ohio Hillcrest Training School and William H. HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  3. Zents v. Board of CommissionersOhio Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Turner v. City of ToledoDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2009
  5. Stack v. KarnesDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2010

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Estate of Fleenor v. Ottawa Cty.Ohio Court of Appeals · 2021

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