United States First Circuit

An inmate's claim of deliberate indifference to his health and safety, in violation of his Fourteenth Amendment Due Process rights as a pretrial detainee, was not actionable against jail employees where they responded reasonably to a known risk.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/04/2002
• Published 10/04/2002

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael J. Schmidt, with whom Wheeler & Arey was on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles M. Maguire, Special Assistant Attorney General, for appellees.