U.S. Appeals Court: SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY QUALIFIED IMMUNITY.

• Position: Brief Article

Jones v. City of Jackson, 203 F.3d 875 (5th Cir. 2000). A detainee sued a sheriff and deputy alleging they violated state laws by detaining him. The district court denied the defendants' motion for summary judgment and they appealed. The appeals court affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded. The appeals court held that, under Mississippi law, if a prisoner from one county is housed in a different county due to overcrowding, the former remains responsible for the prisoner's custody. The appeals court found that the sheriff and deputy were not entitled to qualified immunity...