SCOTT v. MOORE

No. 93-8603.

114 F.3d 51 (1997)

Artelia M. SCOTT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. George E. MOORE, Individually and as an Employee of the City of Killeen Police Department; F.L. Giacomozzi, in his Official Capacity as Chief of Police, and City of Killeen, Texas, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 20, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bobby R. Taylor, Monita Rose Johnson, Austin, TX, for plaintiff-appellant.

Diane J. Van Helden, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and WISDOM, KING, GARWOOD, JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, JONES, SMITH, DUHÉ, WIENER, BARKSDALE, EMILIO M. GARZA, DeMOSS, BENAVIDES, STEWART, PARKER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

While a pretrial detainee at the Killeen city jail, Artelia Scott was sexually assaulted by a jailer, defendant George Moore. She brings a constitutional claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, asserting that the attacks resulted from improper staffing procedures at the jail. In particular, she argues that constitutionally adequate staffing would include having, at a minimum, a female jail official, or at least two male jail officials, on...

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