ASHLEY FRANKLIN v. FRANKLIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY; RICK ROGERS; WES CULBERTSON - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 15, 2024

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Gregory A. Belzley, BELZLEY, BATHURST & BENTLEY, Prospect, Kentucky, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Andrew T. Hagerman, STOLL KEENON OGDEN PLLC, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellees.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Gregory A. Belzley, BELZLEY, BATHURST & BENTLEY, Prospect, Kentucky, for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Andrew T. Hagerman, STOLL KEENON OGDEN PLLC, Louisville, Kentucky, Paul C. Harnice, STOLL KEENON OGDEN PLLC, Frankfort, Kentucky, Lilian M. Williams, STOLL KEENON OGDEN PLLC, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellees.

Judge(s): GILMAN, GRIFFIN, and MATHIS, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky at Frankfort

RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge. In January 2019, Ashley Franklin was an inmate at the Franklin County Regional Jail (the Jail). When Franklin became ill on January 18 and needed to be transported to a hospital’s emergency room, Jail Sergeant Brandon Price sexually assaulted her in the transportation van. Franklin brought this lawsuit against Price, Franklin County, and two other Jail employees, asserting constitutional claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and several related claims under Kentucky state law. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.

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