Legal Opinion
Kathleen Sanford, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Michael R. Sanford v. Pamela Stiles Dennis Murphy East Penn School District
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 2, 2006No. 04-4496PublishedCited by 334 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
This case arises out of the unfortunate death of Michael Sanford, a sixteen-year-old boy who committed suicide at his home in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. Kathleen Sanford, Michael’s mother, appeals the District Court’s grant of summary judgment against her in an action against the East Penn School District and one if its guidance counselors, Pamela Stiles (“the Defendants”). Kathleen Sanford filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the Defendants are liable for her son’s death under a state-created danger theory. She also alleges that Pamela Stiles is individually liable…
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