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· 7/11/1990

Dorothy Burns, Individually and as the Heir at Law of Leonard Michael Morea, Deceased v. The City of Galveston, Texas

Citations

  • 905 F.2d 100
  • 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 11472
  • 1990 WL 84621

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  • rejecting the proposition that \the right of detainees to adequate medical care includes an absolute right to psychological screening\
  • “The law does not require jail officials to keep up with the latest literature in the social sciences.”
  • no liability for “[f]ailure to train police officers in screening pro- 642 CONN v. CITY OF RENO cedures geared toward detection of detainees with suicidal tendencies”

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Judges: Politz, King, Williams

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