POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Following the suicide of Leonard Michael Morea while he was confined in the Galveston, Texas city jail, his mother, Dorothy Burns, invoked 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and sued the City of Galveston, claiming that city policies contributed to his tragic death. She now appeals an adverse summary judgment rejecting her federal demands. We affirm.
Background
In the early morning hours of June 17, 1987, Morea, accompanied by his...
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