U.S. District Court: CELL CHECKS FAILURE TO SUPERVISE.

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Smith v. Blue, 67 F.Supp.2d 686 (S.D.Tex. 1999). The parents of a juvenile who committed suicide while in custody at a juvenile detention center operated by a county sued the county and facility supervisors under [sections] 1983. The district court declined to dismiss the case, finding that the parents stated a [sections] 1983 claim against the county for violating the juvenile's Fourteenth Amendment right to medical protection against his own suicidal intentions, and that the parents stated a wrongful death claim. The court found that the facility...