Gentry v. Floyd County

ENTRY ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO CERTIFY CLASS

RICHARD L. YOUNG, CHIEF JUDGE

Plaintiffs, Tabitha Gentry, Vincent Minton, Michael Herron, Adam Walker, Brian Burgess, Anna Chastain, and Janelle South, are a group of detainees who were housed in padded isolation cells of the Floyd County Jail in conditions they claim were unconstitutional. Before the court is Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification. For the reasons that follow, Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification is GRANTED.

I. Background

In 2010, the Floyd County Sheriffs Department issued a policy statement entitled “Combative Subjects…