· 9/21/2020
in Re Menefee
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- noting pretrial detainees are entitled to at least as great protection as that afforded to convicted prisoners under Eighth Amendment and evaluating claims for pretrial detainee under Eighth Amendment standard
- “There can be no § 1983 or Monell liability absent a constitutional violation by a City or County employee.”
- no abuse of discretion in denying untimely motion to amend where allegedly new information supporting late motion was obtained by belatedly deposing witnesses whose identities were previously disclosed
- in a § 1983 action, a county can only be held liable if the constitutional violation resulted from: (1) an official municipal policy, (2) an unofficial custom, or (3) a deliberately indifferent failure to train or supervise
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