Custodial Suicide: Ignorance Prevails
Author: Fred Cohen.
Source: Volume 13, Number 05, January/February 2012 , pp.65-66(2)
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Abstract:
Henry Kodimer committed suicide as a pretrial detainee in a San Diego County jail. In a poorly written, factually deficient Order, Federal District Court Judge Benitez grants the several defendants’ motion to dismiss. This means Judge Benitez concludes that a reasonable jury could have no reasonable basis to attach liability to the screening nurse, the classification deputy, or the County.Keywords: Kodimer v. County of San Diego, 2011 WL 805859 (S.D. Cal)
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