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ROBERTS v. CITY OF TROY

No. 83-1334.

773 F.2d 720 (1985)

Wesley ROBERTS, Personal Representative of the Estate of David Roberts, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF TROY and Forrest O. Fisher, Jointly and Severally, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided September 30, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie H. Hurwitz (argued), John P. Quinn (argued), Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee.

Bernard P. McClorey (argued), Livonia, Mich., Jeannette A. Paskin, Detroit, Mich., for defendants-appellees.

Before KENNEDY, Circuit Judge, CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge, and NEESE, Senior District Judge.

CORNELIA G. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff's decedent David Roberts hanged himself in the defendant City of Troy's jail. This action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 asserted that David Roberts' constitutional rights were violated by the failure of defendant Fisher, the Chief of Police of the City of Troy, to promulgate and enforce procedures to identify potential suicides and prevent their occurrence. The jury returned...

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