GRAY v. CITY OF DETROIT

No. 03-2515.

399 F.3d 612 (2005)

Darryl GRAY, Personal Representative of Estate of Mark Gray, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF DETROIT and Police Officer Douglas Gross, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: March 1, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jana Holbrook Sibson, Pinckney, Michigan, for Appellant. Joanne D. Stafford, City of Detroit Law Department, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Jana Holbrook Sibson, Pinckney, Michigan, for Appellant. Joanne D. Stafford, City of Detroit Law Department, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: MERRITT, GIBBONS, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges


OPINION

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

This § 1983 case arises from the suicide of plaintiff's decedent, Mark Gray, while in pre-trial custody. Plaintiff Estate has sued Police Officer Gross for failing to adequately monitor Mr. Gray in his cell and the City of Detroit for failing to train its officers to foresee and prevent jail suicides. We agree with the District Court's conclusion to grant summary judgment in favor of defendants. Officer Gross did not...

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