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BROWN v. BRYAN COUNTY

No. 98-40877.

219 F.3d 450 (2000)

Jill BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. BRYAN COUNTY, OK; et al., Defendants, Bryan County, OK, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, Stacy Burns, Defendant-Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 18, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Kermit Hill, Mill, Ellis & Walker, Sherman, TX, Brian James Serr (argued), c/o Baylor University Law School, Waco, TX, for Brown.

Wallace Bernard Jefferson (argued), Crofts, Callaway & Jefferson, San Antonio, TX, for Bryan County, OK.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, JOLLY and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents a case brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for injuries resulting from excessive force by an arresting officer, for which Bryan County, Oklahoma, was found liable by a jury on the basis of its failure to provide any training to a reserve deputy who was allowed to make arrests. Stacy Burns, a young, inexperienced reserve sheriff's deputy, without the benefit of training or supervision, participated in a car chase...

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