Legal Opinion
Scott v. Moore
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1997No. 93-8603PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
While a pretrial detainee at the Killeen city jail, Artelia Scott was sexually assaulted by a jailer, defendant George Moore. She brings a constitutional claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, asserting that the attacks resulted from improper staffing procedures at the jail. In particular, she argues that constitutionally adequate staffing would include having, at a minimum, a female jail official, or at least two male jail officials, on duty whenever a female pretrial detainee is in custody.
We affirm the summary judgment in favor of the city, concluding that the…
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