United States Sixth Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case arising from plaintiff-inmate's injuries in a jail fight and the alleged failure of defendants to protect him or provide him adequate medical care, dismissal of plaintiff's claims is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff could not identify the officials responsible for Eight Amendment violations; 2) the official he properly named was too far removed from what transpired to be liable under section 1983; and 3) with no viable claims against individuals, his suit against the county failed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/16/2007
• Published 02/16/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• 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.