CARNLEY v. Tommy Ford, individually and in his official capacity as Sheriff of Bay County, Defendant - Appellant. (2019)

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Brandy CARNLEY, Virginia J. Lindsey, Plaintiffs - Appellees, v. Frank MCKEITHEN, individually and in his official capacity as former Sheriff of Bay County Florida, et al., Defendants, Tommy Ford, individually and in his official capacity as Sheriff of Bay County, Defendant - Appellant.

No. 18-11329

Decided: August 30, 2019

Before WILSON, NEWSOM, and COOGLER,* Circuit Judges.

Stephen G. Webster, Louis Jean-Baptiste, Law Office of Stephen G. Webster, LLC, Tallahassee, FL, Thomas M. Findley, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Tallahassee, FL, Nathan Robert Prince, Law Office of Nathan Prince, Tallahassee, FL, Plaintiffs - Appellees Thomas W. Poulton, DeBevoise & Poulton, PA, Winter Park, FL, for Defendant - Appellant

Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford appeals the denial of post-trial motions for renewed judgment as a matter of law or for a new trial. Brandy Carnley and Virginia J. Lindsey brought this action for damages against the Sheriff under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that their constitutional rights were violated when they were sexually assaulted by a correctional officer when they were detained pre-trial. The jury returned a verdict for Carnley and Lindsey. We have read the briefs and reviewed the record, and with the benefit of oral argument we find no reversible error. The judgment of the district court is due to be affirmed.

AFFIRMED.

PER CURIAM:

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