Employees of Montgomery County v. Marshall

The plaintiffs, who are jailers or supervisors at the Montgomery County Detention Facility ("the jail"), appeal a summary judgment for the defendant Sheriff D.T. Marshall, the sheriff of Montgomery County ("the sheriff"). We affirm the summary judgment in part and dismiss the appeal in part.

Procedural Facts

Before bringing the present lawsuit, the plaintiffs sued the sheriff and the Montgomery County Commission ("the Commission") in federal court. The plaintiffs claimed they were owed overtime compensation by the sheriff and the Commission. The plaintiffs asserted claims for violation of the…