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PETTY v. COUNTY OF FRANKLIN, OHIO

No. 06-3552.

478 F.3d 341 (2007)

Sherman PETTY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF FRANKLIN, OHIO, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: March 6, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Byron L. Potts, Eric LaFayette, Byron L. Potts & Company, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Tracie M. Boyd, Franklin County Prosecutor's Office, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees.

Before: MARTIN, COLE, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

AMENDED OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Sherman Petty sustained serious injury to his jaw during a fight with other inmates in the Franklin County Correctional Institute. He sued numerous county defendants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging primarily that they violated his Eighth Amendment rights by failing to protect him and by failing to provide him with adequate medical care. In particular, Petty claimed that the County...

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