STEWART EX REL. ESTATE OF STEWART v. WALDO COUNTY

No. CIV.04-24-B-W.

350 F.Supp.2d 215 (2004)

Diane STEWART, Personal Representative of the estate of John STEWART, Plaintiff v. WALDO COUNTY, Scott Storey, William Cote, Jessica Blaney, Joseph Travis, Robert Cartier, and James Porter, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Maine.

December 13, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale F. Thistle, Law Office of Dale F. Thistle, Newport, ME, for Diane M Stewart, as Personal Representative of the Estate of John Stewart, Plaintiff.

Michael J. Schmidt, Wheeler & Arey, P.A., Waterville, ME, for Waldo County, Scott Storey, Individually and in his official capacity as Sheriff of Waldo County, William Cote, Jessica Blaney, Joseph Travis, Robert Cartier, James Porter, Individually and in his official capacity as Deputy Sheriff of Waldo County, Defendants.


ORDER AFFIRMING THE RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE

WOODCOCK, District Judge.

While an inmate at the Waldo County Jail, John Stewart committed suicide. This tragedy led to this case. His widow, Diane Stewart, brought suit against the County, members of its Sheriff's Department, and officers of the Jail, alleging a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim that the County violated his constitutional right to medical care and supervision and a state wrongful...

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