Legal Opinion
Darryl Gray, Personal Representative of Estate of Mark Gray, Deceased v. City of Detroit and Police Officer Douglas Gross
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 1, 2005No. 03-2515PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
This § 1983 case arises from the suicide of plaintiffs decedent, Mark Gray, while in pre-trial custody. Plaintiff Estate has sued Police Officer Gross for failing to adequately monitor Mr. Gray in his cell and the City of Detroit for failing to train its officers to foresee and prevent jail suicides. We agree with the District Court’s conclusion to grant summary judgment in favor of defendants. Officer Gross did not have the requisite knowledge that Gray was suicidal, and the suicide policies of the city, as well as its implementation of these policies, were…
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