Legal Opinion
Clouthier v. County of Contra Costa
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 14, 2010No. 07-16703PublishedCited by 459 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge IKUTA; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge BLOCK.
IKUTA, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs in this appeal brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that a mental health specialist, two sheriffs deputies, and the County of Contra Costa violated the Fourteenth Amendment due process rights of their son, Robert Clouthier, by failing to prevent his suicide while he was in pretrial detention. The district court granted summary judgment *1237in favor of the defendants. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
22 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by459 opinions
- Darnell v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2017
- Mary Gordon v. County of OrangeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
- Simmons v. Navajo County, Ariz.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- Heriberto Rodriguez v. County of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
- Ana Sandoval v. County of San DiegoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2021
454 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.