Legal Opinion
Barrie v. Grand County, Utah
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 23, 1997No. 96-4027PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McWILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.
On October 27, 1991, Alan Charles Ricks committed suicide in the county jail in Grand County, Utah. On October 19, 1993, Deborah Barrie, sister of Alan Ricks and the personal representative of Ricks’ estate; Alice Ricks, the mother and heir of Ricks; and Cheiliegh Ricks, the minor child and heir of Ricks, filed a civil rights action in the United States District Court for the District of Utah. Jurisdiction was based on 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988. Named as defendants were the following: Grand County, Utah, a political subdivision of the State of Utah; James D.…
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