Gailor v. Armstrong.

• Position: Excessive force kills prisoner - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

FAILURE TO TRAIN

Gailor v. Armstrong, 187 F.Supp.2d 729 (W.D.Ky. 2001). The estate of a deceased pretrial detainee brought a [section] 1983 action against a county and correctional officers for the beating death of the detainee by officers. The district granted summary judgment in favor of the county, finding that there was insufficient evidence to hold the county liable, but denied summary judgment for the officers. The court held that fact issues remained as to whether...