Ginest v. Board of County Com'rs. of Carbon County.

• Position: LIABILITY - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

CONSENT DECREE

CONTEMPT

FAILURE TO TRAIN

Ginest v. Board of County Com'rs. of Carbon County, 333 F.Supp.2d 1190 (D.Wyo. 2004). County jail inmates brought a class action against a county and sheriff, alleging deliberate indifference to the inmates' medical needs, and seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. Following the entry of a consent decree governing medical care, the inmates sought a contempt order, alleging specific violations of the decree's terms. The defendants moved to terminate the consent decree. The district court held that the county was potentially liable, and the sheriff was potentially liable for failure to train. The court found that the constitutional rights of the inmates were violated by inadequate medical care and inadequate medical records at the jail, including lack of training in suicide prevention. According to the...