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BURKE v. MUSKOGEE COUNTY COUNCIL OF YOUTH SERVICES

Case No. CIV-18-108-RAW.

ROBBIE EMERY BURKE, as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Billy Woods, deceased, Plaintiff, v. 1. MUSKOGEE COUNTY COUNCIL OF YOUTH SERVICES ("MCCOYS"), a domestic not-for-profit corporation, 2. MUSKOGEE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ("Board"), 3. JERROD LANG, 4. BRANDON MILLER, 5. ANGELA MILLER, and 6. MARIETTA WINKLE, Defendants,

United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.

May 17, 2019.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Cause: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Nature of Suit: 440 Civil Rights: Other
Source: PACER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robbie Emery Burke, as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Billy Woods, Deceased, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel E. Smolen , Smolen & Roytman, PLLC, Robert M. Blakemore , Smolen & Roytman, PLLC, Bryon D. Helm , Smolen & Roytman, PLLC, Donald E. Smolen, II , Smolen Law, PLLC & Joel A. LaCourse , LaCourse Law.

Muskogee County Council of Youth Services, a domestic not-for-profit corporation, Defendant, represented by Carson C. Smith , Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green, Randall J. Wood , Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green & Robert S. Lafferrandre , Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green.

Muskogee County Board of County Commissioners, Oklahoma, Defendant, represented by Andy A. Artus , Collins Zorn & Wagner, PC, Jamison C. Whitson , Collins Zorn & Wagner, PC & Taylor M. Riley , Collins Zorn & Wagner, PC.

Jerrod Lang, Defendant, represented by Jessica L. Foutch , Best & Sharp, PC, Randall J. Wood , Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green, Ryan McDonald , Best & Sharp, PC & Thomas A. LeBlanc , Best & Sharp, PC.

Brandon Miller & Angela Miller, Defendants, represented by James L. Gibbs, II , Goolsby Proctor Heefner & Gibbs, PC & Seth D. Coldiron , Goolsby Proctor Heefner & Gibbs, PC.

Marietta Winkle, Defendant, represented by James L. Gibbs, II , Goolsby Proctor Heefner & Gibbs, PC, Randall J. Wood , Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green, Robert S. Lafferrandre , Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green & Seth D. Coldiron , Goolsby Proctor Heefner & Gibbs, PC.

ORDER AND OPINION1

This action arises from the suicide of 16-year old Billy Woods at the Muskogee County Regional Juvenile Detention Center ("MJDC"). Billy died alone in his room at the MJDC after hanging himself with a bed sheet. After this court...

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