Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Salt Lake County
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 17, 1985No. 82-1505PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs, the widow and parents of Ronald James Garcia, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Salt Lake County, officials of Salt Lake County, and other individual defendants. They also asserted pendent state law claims which are not involved on this appeal.1 They claimed that the decedent’s death was caused by the execution of official policies, practices or customs of defendant Salt Lake County which were deliberately indifferent to the serious medical needs of persons confined in the Salt Lake County Jail before any conviction, and which violated the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- City of Oklahoma v. TuttleSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Ramos v. LammCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by87 opinions
- Kenneth Ray Meade v. Grubbs, Badge No. 128, Individually and as a Deputy Sheriff of the County of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Marcus Davis v. Calzona Hall, Director of Justice Services St. Louis County Jail Mohammad Alam, M.D. Spectrum Emergency CareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Berry v. City of MuskogeeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Boring v. KozakiewiczCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Wilson v. MeeksCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
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