Legal Opinion
Weeks v. Portage County Executive Offices
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 19, 2000No. 99-3927PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Appellant Charlene Weeks appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment to the defendants in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action in which she claims that the actions of the defendants caused the death of her son in violation of his rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Because we find that Ms. Weeks failed to demonstrate any violation of her son’s constitutional rights, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.
I. Procedural Background
Charlene Weeks, in her capacity as administrator of the…
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