Legal Opinion
James Brown, Administrator of the Estate of Robert Brown v. G. W. Harris Nancy Svec J. O. Ogden, and N. E. Bishop A. E. Smith R. G. Fields
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 16, 2001No. 00-1127PublishedCited by 318 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the opinion, in which Judge TRAXLER and Judge WILLIAMS joined.
OPINION
LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:
Decedent Robert Brown took his own life while detained by county officials on a probation violation. Appellant James Brown, the decedent’s father and the administrator of his estate, brought state tort claims and federal constitutional claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against several officials who allegedly had custody of decedent either prior to or at the time of Brown’s suicide. The magistrate judge granted judgment as a matter of law to the…
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