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TROUTMAN v. LOUISVILLE METRO DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 20-5290.

979 F.3d 472 (2020)

Stephanie TROUTMAN, Administratrix of the Estate of Charles R. Troutman, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOUISVILLE METRO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants, Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government; Mark E. Bolton, individually and in his official capacity as Director, Louisville Metro Department of Corrections; James Cox, Prison Classification Interviewer, individually and in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: October 29, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Alphonse A. Gerhardstein , GERHARDSTEIN & BRANCH CO. LPA, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. J. Denis Ogburn , JEFFERSON COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Alphonse A. Gerhardstein , M. Caroline Hyatt, GERHARDSTEIN & BRANCH CO. LPA, Cincinnati, Ohio, Larry D. Simon , Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant. J. Denis Ogburn , JEFFERSON COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellees. David M. Shapiro , RODERICK & SOLANGE MACARTHUR JUSTICE CENTER, Chicago, Illinois, for Amici Curiae.

Before: DAUGHTERY, DONALD, and READLER, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

In this case, Charles Troutman, a pretrial detainee at the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections ("LMDC"), committed suicide after jail officials placed him in solitary confinement despite a recent suicide attempt. Plaintiff Stephanie Troutman ("Stephanie"), Charles' daughter and administrator...

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