· 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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