Hamilton County officials have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges the family of a man being held at the jail pleaded for him to receive medical care before he died.
Former Sheriff Jim Hammond and the county has filed a motion for summary judgment on the grounds that any claims of unconstitutional and improper conduct are broadly stated and factually unsupported.
The federal lawsuit was filed by the family of Timothy Burt, of Fort Payne, Alabama, who was arrested after allegedly stealing an ambulance from Erlanger hospital in 2022.
Burt, 66, was being taken care of by his sister and brother-in-law at the time, the motion said.