Cohn v. Strawhorn
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAILEY, Judge
Case Summary
Appellants-Defendants Edward Cohn, in his official capacity as Superintendent of the Indiana Department of Correction, and the Indiana Department of Correction (collectively referred to as “DOC”) appeal the summary judgment entered in favor of Appellees-Plaintiffs, a class of prisoners committed to the DOC but placed in county jails (“DOC Jail Prisoners”). We reverse and remand with instructions that summary judgment be entered in favor of the DOC.
Issues
The DOC raises four issues which we consolidate and restate into two as follows:
I. Whether the DOC Jail…
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