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RIDLEY v. LEAVITT

No. 78-6402.

631 F.2d 358 (1980)

Arthur RIDLEY, Jr., Appellant, v. Charles H. LEAVITT, Sheriff; Clyde Miller, Deputy Sheriff; and unknown defendants, persons who have in the past, or who are now deputy sheriffs at the Norfolk City Jail and whose names are now unknown to plaintiff, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 17, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Nexsen, Norfolk, Va. (Stackhouse, Rowe & Smith, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellant.

Charles E. Vogan, Jr., Norfolk, Va. (Joseph H. Campbell, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellees.

Before WINTER and BUTZNER, Circuit Judges, and WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Senior United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

PER CURIAM:

In this § 1983 action, Arthur Ridley, Jr., alleges that while confined as a pretrial detainee at the Norfolk City Jail, he was severely beaten by six deputy sheriffs, placed in isolation for two days without water or sufficient bedding, and denied adequate medical attention. He also avers that, on one occasion, he discovered glass in his food and was not permitted to see a doctor until two days thereafter. The district court granted summary judgment...

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