FORD v. ANDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS

No. 22-40559.

90 F.4th 736 (2024)

Amber FORD; Regan Kimbrough; Donald Newsome, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ANDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS; Taket Holdings, L.L.C.; Adam Corley; Timothy Green; Greg Taylor; Robin Jones; Jonathan Strong; Jessica Carpenter; Alicia Wilson; Matthew Wickersham; Travis Wesson; Dakota Hughes; Todd Choate, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED January 8, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce K. Thomas , Law Office of Bruce K. Thomas, Dallas, TX, Donald Jay Larkin , Charles Nichols , Law Office of Charles W. Nichols, P.C., Palestine, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Robert Scott Davis, Esq. , Lee Ina Correa , Flowers Davis, P.L.L.C., Tyler, TX, for Defendants-Appellees Anderson County, Texas Greg Taylor, Robin Jones, Jonathan Strong, Jessica Carpenter, Alicia Wilson, Matthew Wickersham, Travis Wesson, Dakota Hughes, Todd Choate.

Diana Melissa Navarro , Sprott Newsom Quattlebaum & Messenger, P.C., Houston, TX, Douglas Edward Markham , Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee Adam Corley.

David Ryan Herring Iglesias , James A. Evans, III , Attorney, Iglesias Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Tyler, TX, for Defendant-Appellee Timothy Green.

Before King, Willett, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.


On June 15, 2018, pretrial detainee Rhonda Newsome died in Anderson County Jail due to complications from Addison's disease. Newsome's family members filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Anderson County, Sheriff Greg Taylor, Dr. Adam Corley, Nurse Timothy Green, and several jailers. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants violated...

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