Legal Opinion
Mombourquette Ex Rel. Mombourquette v. Amundson
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided January 12, 2007No. 05-C-748-CPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CRAJBB, District Judge.
Plaintiff Brenda Mombourquette attempted to commit suicide by hanging herself with a bed sheet while she was detained in the Monroe County jail. Although two previous attempts of self harm several days earlier did not cause long lasting injury, plaintiff was left seriously brain damaged after she made a third attempt. Plaintiff brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 through her sister and children against various jail staff members, who plaintiffs believe violated Brenda Mombourquette’s constitutional rights when they failed to protect her from harming herself.…
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