Legal Opinion
Nichole Sanchez v. Young County, Texas, et
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 31, 2017No. 16-10227PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff-appellants, the family of Diana Simpson, challenge the district court’s summary judgment dismissing . their § 1983 lawsuit claiming that Young County violated Mrs. Simpson’s constitutional rights when she died in the county jail from a probable suicide-caused drug overdose the evening after she was arrested for public intoxication. The family asserts that the County is liable for the acts and omissions of its personnel who arrested and jailed Mrs. Simpson. The family also asserts that unconstitutional conditions of pretrial confinement, arising from the County’s policies and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by53 opinions
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