Carswell v. Hunt County Texas

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION GWENDOLYN CARSWELL, § § Plaintiff, § § v. § Civil Action No. 3:20-CV-02935-N § HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS, § § Defendant. § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This Order addresses Defendant Hunt County’s motion to dismiss [119]. The Court grants in part and denies in part the motion. I. ORIGINS OF THE DISPUTE This is a jail conditions case. Carswell — Gary Lynch III’s mother — filed this suit in response to Lynch’s death while in custody at Hunt County Jail. She alleges that Hunt County violated Lynch’s constitutional right to…