Legal Opinion
John D. Dean v. David Barber, Mel Bailey, Jefferson County's Sheriff's Department
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 27, 1992No. 90-7172PublishedCited by 716 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
Invoking 42 U.S.C. § 1983, John D. Dean sued Sheriff Mel Bailey of Jefferson County, Alabama, the Jefferson County Sher iff s Department and Jefferson County District Attorney David Barber. Dean claimed his constitutional rights were violated by defendants’ policies which led to a violent attack upon Dean by a fellow inmate of the Jefferson County Jail. Dean argues on appeal that the district court erred by (a) granting summary judgment in favor of defendant Sheriff Mel Bailey, (b) dismissing Dean’s claim against the Jefferson County Sheriffs Department, (c) denying…
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