Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Gilbert
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 28, 1989No. 88-3348PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
We reverse the district court’s order denying summary judgment to defendants in their individual capacities in this 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought on behalf of a juvenile who committed suicide in prison; we conclude defendants are immune from suit.
Dustin Molbert, a juvenile, was tried as an adult and convicted of sexual assault on a child under the age of eleven years. While he was being held in the Okaloosa County Jail awaiting sentencing, he committed suicide in his cell by hanging himself with a bedsheet. Molbert had never threatened or attempted suicide…
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