HOTT v. HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA

No. 00-3595.

260 F.3d 901 (2001)

Joyce HOTT, as Trustee of the Estate of Decedent Philip E. Hott, for herself individually, and for all heirs, Appellant, v. HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minnesota; David Fahland; Gerhard Rieder; Does, I-X, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John O. Murrin, argued, Edina, MN, for appellant.

Toni A. Bunker Betz, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Amy Klobuchar and Karla F. Hancock, on the brief), for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, HEANEY, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


WOLLMAN, Chief Judge.

Joyce Hott, plaintiff, appeals from the district court's adverse grant of summary judgment in her suit for damages stemming from the suicide of her son during his pre-trial detention at the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center (ADC). We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

I.

The body of Philip Edward Hott (Hott) was discovered by a deputy in his cell at the ADC shortly after 5:30 a.m. on January 21, 1996. Hott had...

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