DOBSON v. MAGNUSSON

No. 90-1740.

923 F.2d 229 (1991)

Betty DOBSON, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Martin A. MAGNUSSON, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 17, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul F. Macri with whom William D. Robitzek and Berman, Simmons & Goldberg, P.A., Lewiston, Me., were on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

Diane Sleek, Asst. Atty. Gen., with whom James E. Tierney, Atty. Gen., was on brief, for defendants, appellees.

Before BREYER, Chief Judge, ALDRICH and COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judges.


BAILEY ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.

This is a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action brought by the personal representative of the estate of David Dobson against officers at the Maine State Prison for damages on account of Dobson's suicide. After various affidavits, depositions, and stipulations had been filed, defendants moved for summary judgment. In a recitation of facts and conclusions, a magistrate recommended the allowance of the motion. The court ordered judgment for...

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