No. 24A352

Coleman County, Texas v. Patsy K. Cope, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-10-15
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: 42-usc-1983 conditions-of-confinement eighth-amendment municipal-liability pre-trial-detainee suicide-prevention
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a county jail can be held liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for a pre-trial detainee's suicide when the jail's suicide prevention policies were not followed and the detainee was known to be a suicide risk

Docket Entries

2024-10-16
Application (24A352) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until November 20, 2024.
2024-10-09
Application (24A352) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 21, 2024 to December 5, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Coleman County, Texas
Jon Mark HoggJon Mark Hogg PLLC, Petitioner
Jon Mark HoggJon Mark Hogg PLLC, Petitioner
Patsy Cope, et al.
Thomas Dean MaloneLaw Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., Respondent
Thomas Dean MaloneLaw Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., Respondent