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GETER v. WILLE

No. 87-5498.

846 F.2d 1352 (1988)

Jessie GETER, Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas Geter, Jr., Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Richard WILLE, Sheriff of Palm Beach County and Gerald Toles, Director of Corrections of Palm Beach County, Florida, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 14, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Barry, West Palm Beach, Fla., for defendants-appellants.

Jack W. Smith, Dothan, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before FAY and VANCE, Circuit Judges, and HOFFMAN, Senior District Judge.

FAY, Circuit Judge:

Thomas Geter tragically died while an inmate in the Palm Beach County Jail. Geter claimed that he was unable to swallow and refused to eat or drink, literally starving himself to death. Geter's mother brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 ("Section 1983") action against the Palm Beach County Sheriff and the Director of Corrections. She did not sue defendants individually or join to the suit any other parties having direct contact with Geter while he...

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