Legal Opinion
Smith v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 5, 2005No. 03-7143PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL. Dissenting opinion filed by Chief Judge GINSBURG.
TATEL, Circuit Judge.
Sometime after 11 p.m. on April 28, 1999, an unidentified assailant shot and killed seventeen-year-old Tron Lindsey and his roommate in the apartment where they lived as part of a program for delinquent youths in the District of Columbia’s legal custody. Alleging among other things that the District, by virtue of its deliberate indifference in selecting and monitoring the program provider, had violated Tron’s substantive due process rights, Tron’s grandmother brought suit…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- County of Sacramento v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
31 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by62 opinions
- Cash v. County of ErieCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
- Brittany Morrow v. Barry BalaskiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
- Paige Ray-Cluney v. Charles PalmerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
- Pena v. DepriscoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- Soraida Flores v. City of South BendCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2021
57 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.