Legal Opinion
Meredith Maze v. Roland Tafolla
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 19, 2010No. 09-50648UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
A pretrial detainee and her minor daughter brought a Section 1983 claim against the sheriff in charge of the county jail. Both claimed that violations of their constitutional rights occurred when they were not allowed contact visits. Summary judgment was granted for the sheriff. We AFFIRM.
FACTS
Meredith Maze was arrested in June 2005 and charged with murder. For about two and a half years, she was incarcerated in the Bexar County Adult Detention Facility in San Antonio, Texas, awaiting trial. When her detention began, her daughter was two years old. The daughter was in the custody…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Overton v. BazzettaSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Shanks v. Alliedsignal, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Morgan v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
3Cited by2 opinions
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