Legal Opinion
Colburn v. Upper Darby Township
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 26, 1988No. 86-1675PublishedCited by 285 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
I
Issue
This action was filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that the suicide of decedent by a self-inflicted gun wound while she was detained in police custody apparently for public drunkenness was a result of constitutional violations by the officials responsible for her custody and the municipality which employs them. The district court, without permitting amendment, dismissed the complaint. In determining whether the district court erred as a matter of law, we must look once again to our precedent on the extent of factual specificity required in…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by285 opinions
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- Bielevicz v. DubinonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
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