United States DC Circuit

The district court erred in dismissing plaintiff's complaint by applying a subjective deliberate indifference standard to his claim that the District of Columbia had a policy or custom that caused Eighth Amendment violations of prisoners who are transferred to the correctional facilities of a state.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/10/2003
• Decided 05/02/2003
• Published 05/02/2003

Judges

• Before:  RANDOLPH and ROGERS, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kathleen A. Ryan, Student Counsel, argued the cause for appellant.   With her on the brief were Steven H. Goldblatt, Director of the Appellate Litigation Program, Georgetown University Law Center, appointed by the court, Cary Berkeley Kaye, Supervising Attorney, and Francisco A. Rodriguez, Student Counsel.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edward E. Schwab, Assistant Corporation Counsel, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief was Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel.  R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.