Legal Opinion
Grimes Ex Rel. Estate of Grimes v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 21, 2015No. 13-7038PublishedCited by 250 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge PILLARD.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge GRIFFITH.
PILLARD, Circuit Judge:
Juvenile Detainee Karl Grimes allegedly was beaten to death in November 2005, at the District of Columbia’s Oak Hill Juvenile Detention Facility. His mother, Patricia Grimes, has sued the District of Columbia on behalf of her son’s estate. She claims the District of Columbia showed deliberate indifference to, and reckless disregard for, her son’s safety, and that the District was negligent in hiring, training, and supervising its employees at Oak Hill in violation of…
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