Quintana v. Santa Fe County Board of Commissioners
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In this federal case, the court revived claims that an officer showed deliberate indifference to a detainee’s heroin withdrawal, and held that the plaintiffs plausibly alleged Monell liability for intake failures at the jail.

2020 | Federal Juristiction

Quintana v. Santa Fe County Board of Commissioners

Keywords federal case; deliberate indifference; heroin withdrawal; Monell liability; detainee; intake failures; jail; officer; plaintiffs; plausibly alleged
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The court reinstated claims alleging deliberate indifference to a detainee experiencing heroin withdrawal, finding that the plaintiffs sufficiently demonstrated plausible grounds for Monell liability based on alleged systemic failures within the jail's intake process.

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A federal court reinstated claims alleging deliberate indifference to a detainee's heroin withdrawal symptoms. The court found that the plaintiffs presented sufficient evidence to establish plausible Monell liability, asserting systemic failures within the jail's intake procedures contributed to the detainee's suffering.

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A federal court reinstated claims against an officer for ignoring a prisoner's serious heroin withdrawal. The court also found that the lawsuit presented believable evidence that the jail's procedures were inadequate and responsible for the situation, holding the jail itself accountable.

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A judge found that a jail officer didn't take good enough care of a prisoner going through heroin withdrawal. The judge also said there was a good chance that the jail itself was to blame for not properly taking care of the prisoner when they first arrived.

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973 F.3d 1022 (10th Cir. 2020)

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