Lawrence Ex Rel. Estate of Hoffman v. Madison County

OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Madison County Jailer Doug Thomas appeals the district court’s judgment denying qualified official immunity as to Plaintiff-Appellee Karen Lawrence’s state-law negligence claim. Lawrence, as personal representative for the estate of her son Charles Hoffman, brought this lawsuit after Hoffman committed suicide while incarcerated in the Madison County Detention Center (MCDC). Lawrence sued Madison County and employees of the MCDC in their official and individual capacities for constitutional and state-law violations. This appeal…