Legal Opinion

Smart v. Strafford County

District Court, D. New Hampshire

Decided November 12, 2024No. 1:22-cv-00436Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Kari Smart, et al. v. Case No. 22-cv-00436-PB Opinion No.

2024 DNH 095

Strafford County, et al. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Alyssa Burson died in a jail cell on July 8, 2020, after spending more than fifteen hours in custody, initially at the Somersworth Police Department (SPD) and ultimately at the Strafford County Jail. Her estate and minor child have sued the City of Somersworth, Strafford County, and seven city and county officials. The plaintiffs’ first claim is that the defendants were deliberately indifferent to Burson’s need for…

2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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