Legal Opinion
Louise Cook v. Sheriff of Monroe County
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 10, 2005No. 03-14784PublishedCited by 465 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
This sad case arises out of the 1999 suicide death of Daniel Tessier (“Tessier”), who, at the time of his death, was incarcerated at the Monroe County Detention Center (“MCDC”). Louise Cook, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Daniel F. Tessier (“Cook”), brought this action against the Sheriff of Monroe County, Rick Roth, in his official capacity, on behalf of Tessier’s estate and Jonathan Tes-sier, the minor child of Cook and Tessier. Cook alleges three bases for liability: first, she claims that the Sheriff was deliberately indifferent to Tessier’s medical…
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