Legal Opinion
Jonathan Jones v. Hamilton Cty. Sheriff
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 30, 2016No. 16-3259PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
The Hamilton County Sheriff transported Jonathan Jones to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections one day after the sheriff received the judgment entry sentencing Jones. Because Jones fulfilled his sentence with the time he had already served, the Department gave him a certificate of expiration of sentence and sent him on his way. Jones responded to this seemingly unnecessary trip by suing the sheriff for money damages in federal court. Although Ohio generally treats its sheriffs as county policymakers, Ohio law required the Hamilton County Sheriff…
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