COLEMAN v. FRANTZ

No. 84-1248.

754 F.2d 719 (1985)

Meredith COLEMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Nyal FRANTZ, Sheriff of Wells County, Indiana, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 30, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph S. Northrop, Mills & Northrop, Huntington, Ind., for plaintiff-appellant.

James P. Fenton, Barrett, Barrett & McNagny, Fort Wayne, Ind., for defendant-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, CUDAHY, Circuit Judge, and GORDON, Senior District Judge.


CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Meredith Coleman filed this civil rights action against Nyal Frantz, the Sheriff of Wells County, Indiana, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment. 593 F.Supp. 28. Plaintiff appeals on the grounds that the district court erroneously failed to recognize a violation of his constitutional rights and improperly afforded the defendant a qualified...

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