DAMM v. SPARKMAN

No. 83-1927-K.

609 F.Supp. 749 (1985)

Gerald F. DAMM, Plaintiff, v. Michael SPARKMAN, and Board of County Commissioners of Barton County, Kansas, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Kansas.

May 22, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Hampton, Great Bend, Kan., for plaintiff.

Alan L. Rupe, of Kahrs, Nelson, Fanning, Hite & Kellogg, Wichita, Kan., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

PATRICK F. KELLY, District Judge.

The plaintiff, Gerald Damm, brings this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a law enforcement officer and the Board of County Commissioners, alleging the officer used excessive force while plaintiff was in custody in the county jail, in violation of his constitutional rights. This Court sustained the earlier motion of defendant Board of County Commissioners of Barton County, Kansas, for summary...

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