Legal Opinion
Ralph Partridge and Betty Partridge v. Two Unknown Police Officers of the City of Houston, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1986No. 83-2615PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs/appellants, Ralph and Betty Partridge, assert a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 arising from the suicide of their son, Michael, while he was a pretrial detainee in a municipal jail in Houston, Texas.1 We withdrew our initial opinion,2 and now substitute this opinion restating our reasons for reversing and remanding this case to the district court.
The district court erred in dismissing the complaint under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. We read the complaint as amended as alleging that the defendants had…
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3Cited by157 opinions
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