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GIROUX v. SOMERSET COUNTY

No. 98-1770.

178 F.3d 28 (1999)

Shawn GIROUX, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SOMERSET COUNTY, Fred Hartley, and Barry DeLong, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 24, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Schmidt, with whom Peter T. Marchesi was on brief for appellant.

Edward R. Benjamin, with whom Michael R. Bosse was on brief for appellees.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Shawn Giroux, a former inmate at the Somerset County Jail, brought suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against one prison employee (Sergeant Hartley), Somerset County Sheriff Barry DeLong, and Somerset County after he was assaulted by another inmate. Giroux alleges a violation of the Eighth Amendment prohibition of "cruel and unusual punishments" and pendent state claims pursuant to the Maine Tort Claims Act, Me.Rev.Stat. Ann. tit. 14, §...

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