U.S. District Court: FAILURE TO PROTECT SUICIDE.

• Position: Prisoners and prisons - Brief Article

Richards v. Southeast Alabama Youth Ser. Diversion 105 F.Supp.2d 1268 (M.D.Ala. 2000). The mother of a detainee who had committed suicide while in custody brought a civil rights action against city and county officials. The district court denied Eleventh Amendment immunity to the city defendants and denied summary judgment for the defendants on a deliberate indifference claim. The district court held that summary judgment was precluded by issues of material fact as to whether the actions of...