Legal Opinion
Willis Ray Triplett v. Leflore County, Oklahoma
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1983No. 81-1066PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Willis Ray Triplett (Triplett) commenced this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against LeFlore County, Oklahoma (County), the sole defendant. The complaint alleged that on June 30, 1980, plaintiff Triplett was incarcerated in the LeFlore County jail; he was known by defendant officials to be a former mental patient and to be having mental difficulties at the time; defendant officials assigned a trusty, a former felon, as jailer in charge of Triplett. The complaint stated further that while under control of the jailer and due to his direct acts,…
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