Documented Case Result
Jury Verdict
Gregory Davis Oklahoma County Jail Case: Federal Jury Verdict
A federal jury returned a $2 million verdict against the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority on the institutional claim arising from Gregory Davis's in-custody death.
Sources supporting the result headline: Addison LawCase details
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- Reported result
- $2,000,000Sources for Reported result: Addison Law
- Result type
- Jury VerdictSources for Result type: Addison Law
- Verdict date
- Sources for Verdict date: Addison Law
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of OklahomaSources for Court: U.S. District Court document hosted by Justia
- Jurisdiction
- FederalSources for Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court document hosted by Justia
- Case number
- CIV-23-780-RSources for Case number: U.S. District Court document hosted by Justia
- Short case name
- Simms v. Board of County Commissioners for Oklahoma CountySources for Short case name: Justia
Post-result context
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This record reports the jury verdict identified in the linked sources. It does not characterize the verdict as a final amount payable after any post-verdict proceedings.
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What the public record shows
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What the case concerned
The action concerned the 2021 in-custody death of Gregory Davis at the Oklahoma County Jail and the institutional response to his medical condition.
Sources for this statement: U.S. District Court document hosted by JustiaAddison Law
Evidence described in the public record
Public case reporting states that jail records showed five of six required 30-minute checks were missed before Davis was found unresponsive.
Sources for this statement: Addison LawThe linked federal summary-judgment order addresses the claims, defendants, and pretrial record.
Sources for this statement: U.S. District Court document hosted by Justia
What the jury decided
The jury returned a $2 million verdict against the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority on April 17, 2026.
Sources for this statement: Addison LawPublic case reporting states that the jury did not return verdicts against the two individual defendants tried with the institutional claim.
Sources for this statement: Addison Law
Attorney role
The public docket lists Jason Hicks as counsel appearing for all plaintiffs.
Sources for this statement: Justia
Source record
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Court and official records
Court record
Federal summary-judgment order in case CIV-23-780-R
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Public docket indexes and attorney reporting
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Gregory Davis verdict analysis
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