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PERRY v. ADAMS

No. 19-2478.

993 F.3d 584 (2021)

Cecilia PERRY, Plaintiff Ad Litem for Christina Brooks, Next of Friend for D.B, D.B, D.B and D.B, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jermanda ADAMS, Defendant-Appellant. City of St. Louis; St. Louis City Justice Center; City of Jennings; City of Jennings Detention Center; Demetrius Staples; Kent Menning, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 5, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerryl T. Christmas , CHRISTMAS & ASSOCIATES, Saint Louis, MO, Todd R. Nissenholtz , COFMAN & TOWNSLEY, Clayton, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Andrew D. Wheaton , CITY COUNSELOR'S OFFICE, Saint Louis, MO, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, LOKEN and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Defendant Jermanda Adams appeals the district court's denial of a summary judgment motion rejecting qualified immunity as against a claim alleging deliberate indifference to a detainee's suicide risk. Because Adams's conduct did not violate the detainee's clearly established rights, she is entitled to qualified immunity. Accordingly...

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