Brown v. Mitchell.

• Position: Violation of United States Constitution. 8th Amendment - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

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Brown v. Mitchell, 327 F.Supp.2d 615 (E.D.Va. 2004). The administratrix of the estate of a jail inmate who contracted and died from bacterial meningitis while in jail brought a civil rights action. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants in part, and denied it in part. The court held that summary judgment was precluded by fact issues as to whether the city had a policy or custom of jail mismanagement, and...