Legal Opinion
Randi Hyatt v. Callahan County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 18, 2016No. 15-10708PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES L. DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
The family of Jason Hyatt appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Officer Brianna Thomas on their § 1983 claim related to Hyatt’s suicide while in police custody. Because we find that Thomas responded reasonably to Hyatt’s known suicide risk, we hold that she was not deliberately indifferent and thus was entitled to qualified immunity. We therefore AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.
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On December 10, 2012, appellant Randi Hyatt, Jason Hyatt’s wife, received a call from Hyatt’s coworkers, who informed her that Hyatt had left work…
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