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Conn v. City of Reno

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Sep 6, 2011
658 F.3d 897 (9th Cir. 2011)

Summary

holding that prison official's failure to respond to warning signs of suicide could constitute deliberate indifference

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Opinion

No. 07–15572.

2011-09-6

Charla CONN and Dustin Conn, Plaintiffs–Appellants,v.CITY OF RENO; Ryan Ashton; David Robertson, Defendants–Appellees.


Terri Keyser–Cooper, Law Office of Terry Keyser–Cooper, Reno, NV, Diane K. Vaillancourt, Esquire, Santa Cruz, CA, for Plaintiffs–Appellants.Jack D. Campbell, Counsel, Office Of The City Attorney, Donald L. Christensen, Counsel, Reno City Attorney's Office, Patricia A. Lynch, Esquire, Reno, NV, for Defendants–Appellees.On Remand From The United States Supreme Court, D.C. No. Cv–05–00595–HDM, District of Nevada, Reno.Before: MARY M. SCHROEDER, D.W. NELSON, and STEPHEN REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.

ORDER

We reinstate the opinion at 591 F.3d 1081 (9th Cir.2010), except that in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Connick v. Thompson, –––U.S. ––––, 131 S.Ct. 1350, 179 L.Ed.2d 417 (2011), we affirm in all respects the district court's grant of summary judgment as to municipality liability. Parts III(C)(1) and III(C)(2) of the opinion will remain vacated. Therefore, we order that the district court's decision is AFFIRMED in part, REVERSED in part, and REMANDED.


Summaries of

Conn v. City of Reno

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Sep 6, 2011
658 F.3d 897 (9th Cir. 2011)

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Case details for

Conn v. City of Reno

Case Details

Full title:Charla CONN and Dustin Conn, Plaintiffs–Appellants,v.CITY OF RENO; Ryan…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Date published: Sep 6, 2011

Citations

658 F.3d 897 (9th Cir. 2011)

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