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KETCHUM v. ALAMEDA COUNTY

No. 84-2510.

811 F.2d 1243 (1987)

Cynthia KETCHUM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF ALAMEDA; Alameda County Board of Supervisors; Sheriff Glenn Dyer; and Chief Ron Cain, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 2, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Valerie A. Murphy, Suzanne M. Trimble, Sacramento, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Kathy M. Banke, Oakland, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before CHAMBERS, NELSON and NOONAN, Circuit Judges.

NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Cynthia Ketchum brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) against the County of Alameda and several county officers for their alleged gross negligence in failing to maintain security at an Alameda rehabilitation facility. Ketchum appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1982). We affirm.

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