CARPENTER v. WILLIAMS COUNTY, N.D.

Civ. No. A4-83-137.

618 F.Supp. 1293 (1985)

Nik CARPENTER, individually, and as the Special Administrator of the Estate of Wade Carpenter, deceased, Plaintiff, v. WILLIAMS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA; Stan Lyson, Sheriff of Williams County, North Dakota; and Elroy Jorgenson, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. North Dakota, Northwestern Division.

September 30, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joanne M. Briese, Charles F. Moses, Richard J. Carstensen, Billings, Mont., Deborah Carpenter, Bismarck, N.D., for plaintiff.

Jeffrey R. Hannig, Moorhead, Minn., for defendants.


ORDER

VAN SICKLE, Senior District Judge.

This is an action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff's son, a juvenile, died while incarcerated in the Williams County Jail and Plaintiff alleges that the death resulted from Defendants' lack of supervision of the jail facility. The complaint alleges two counts: Count One seeks damages on behalf of the decedent for pain, suffering, and medical and burial expenses, while Count Two seeks damages for Plaintiff...

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