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051464P.pdf   04/17/2006  Joetta Drake  v.  Francis Koss
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  05-1464
   District of Minnesota   
   [PUBLISHED] [Wollman, Author, with Fagg and Melloy, Circuit Judge]
Civil Case - civil rights. Grant of summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity to jailers on claim of deliberate indifference is affirmed. Actions by jailers in relying on medical doctor who opined inmate was not suicidal is not deliberate indifference. Decision not to assign classification of potentially suicidal is protected by official immunity; county is protected from state law liability for discretionary acts of its employees. 051464P.pdf 03/03/2006 Joetta Drake v. Francis Koss U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 05-1464 District of Minnesota [PUBLISHED] [Wollman, Author, with Fagg and Melloy, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - civil rights. Defendant jail officials were entitled to summary judgment on claim they failed to prevent plaintiff's decedent from committing suicide because their actions were reasonable in light of the risks as the jail officials knew them at the time; defendants were protected from state law liability as they were engaged in discretionary acts.