The opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-60294
Summary Calendar
LARRY LEE JONES,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, of Franklin County, Mississippi;
JAMES NEWMAN, Sheriff,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Mississippi
USDC No. 3:97-CV-323-LN
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April 28, 1999
Before JOLLY, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Larry Lee Jones, Mississippi prisoner #19614, appeals from
the grant of summary judgment for the defendants in his
prisoner’s civil rights action. Jones contends that the district
court erred by granting summary judgment for the Board of
Supervisors and for Sheriff James Newman in his official capacity
because the defendants should be liable for Sheriff Newman’s
abuse of his policy-making capacity. He argues that a list of
dates written by Sheriff Newman created a genuine issue of
*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.
R. 47.5.4.
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material fact regarding when Sheriff Newman knew of the injury to
his (Jones’s) hand and therefore of his need for medical
treatment. Jones finally contends that the district court
deprived him of his right to a jury trial by granting summary
judgment for the defendants.
Regarding Jones’s medical-care claims, we have reviewed the
record and the briefs of the parties and we find no reversible
error. Accordingly, we affirm the grant of summary judgment on
those claims for essentially the same reasons as relied upon by
the district court. See Jones v. Bd. of Supervisors, No. 3:97-
CV-323-LN (S.D. Miss. Apr. 16, 1998). Finally, Jones’s right to
a jury trial was not violated by the grant of summary judgment.
Plaisance v. Phelps, 845 F.2d 107, 108 (5th Cir. 1988).
AFFIRMED.