Leach V. Shelby County Sheriff And Mayor Of Shelby County

The Mayor and Sheriff of Shelby County, Tennessee appeal a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee awarding Larry M. Leach $10,000 damages on Leach's claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that the Mayor and Sheriff, in their official capacities,*fn1 violated Leach's eighth amendment rights through their deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs while he was incarcerated in the Shelby County Jail.