Legal Opinion
Hovater v. Robinson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1993No. 92-3230PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
Jerrie Hovater brought this suit against officials of Sedgwick County under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) alleging a violation of her constitutional rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Ms. Hovater alleges that while an inmate at the Sedgwick County Jail, she was sexually assaulted by defendant Tommie Robinson, a detention officer at the jail. She asserts that defendant Mike Hill, Sheriff of Sedgwick County, and defendant Board of Sedgwick County Commissioners are responsible for the constitutional violations due to their failure to properly protect her and…
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3Cited by107 opinions
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