Legal Opinion
Apolinar "Paul" Benavides and Stella G. Benavides v. County of Wilson and Marvin H. Baumann, Sheriff, Individually and in His Official Capacity
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1992No. 91-5557PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Apolinar 1 and his wife Stella Benavides brought this § 1983 action against Wilson County and Marvin Baumann, its Sheriff, alleging that both the County and the Sheriff maintained policies that failed adequately to hire, train, and supervise jail personnel. The Benavideses allege that the police seriously injured Apolinar while he was jailed. Stella Benavides also brought pendent state-law claims for loss of consortium and negligent infliction of emotional distress. The district court granted summary judgment to Wilson County, finding that Apolinar…
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