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SHERIFF OF SUFFOLK COUNTY v. JAIL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SUFFOLK COUNTY

No. 03-P-1154.

62 Mass. App. Ct. 915 (2004)

SHERIFF OF SUFFOLK COUNTY v. JAIL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SUFFOLK COUNTY.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts.

November 5, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellen M. Caulo for the plaintiff.

Stephen C. Pfaff for the defendant.

RESCRIPT OPINION.

Leonard Gibson, a pretrial detainee, was assaulted by two jail officers, Eric Donnelly and William Benson, while housed at the medical unit of the Suffolk County jail. A hearing officer of the sheriff's department of Suffolk County rejected the two officers' contention that Gibson's wounds were self-inflicted and found that subsequent to a verbal altercation with Gibson, the two officers entered his cell and assaulted him. The sheriff's investigation...

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