Legal Opinion

Blakeslee v. Clinton County

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided July 14, 2009No. 08-4313PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

AMBRO, Circuit Judge.

Stacie Blakeslee, Executrix of the Estate of Robert Young, brought a claim *250under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the officials of Clinton County Correctional Facility (CCCF) in Pennsylvania after Young committed suicide while on suicide watch at CCCF. The District Court dismissed the individual John Doe defendants pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 21 and granted the motion for summary judgment, of the remaining defendants. Blak-eslee appeals both rulings and we affirm.1

I

On July 11, 2005, Young was transferred from Mercer County Jail to CCCF. One month later, he…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Polk County v. DodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Church of Universal Love & Music v. Fayette CountyDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2012
  2. ALLISON v. TATEDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2024
  3. COLON v. KINNELDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2023
  4. Carlos v. York CountyDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2019
  5. Cruz v. AukerDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2024

22 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API