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BROWN v. CALLAHAN

No. 09-10843.

623 F.3d 249 (2010)

Janis L. BROWN, Individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jason Ray Brown, Deceased; Billy Ray Brown, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Thomas J. CALLAHAN, Sheriff of Wichita County, Texas, in his Individual and Official Capacity, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 7, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy Hubert Riddle (argued) and Geffrey William Anderson (argued), Anderson, Riddle & Kuchler, L.L.P., Fort Worth, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Robert Scott Davis (argued), David Ryan Herring Iglesias , Flowers Davis, P.L.L.C., Tyler, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, PRADO, Circuit Judge, and OZERDEN, District Judge.

EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge:

Jason Brown died tragically while detained in the Wichita County Jail. His estate sued Sheriff Thomas Callahan for failure to train and supervise the jail's medical employees and for maintaining an unconstitutional policy of deliberate indifference to detainees' serious medical needs. The district court denied Sheriff Callahan's motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity, and he appeals...

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