The district court concluded that it could not be because appellants failed to establish deliberate indifference by the administrator of the CCFA, who was the final policymaker for the CCDC. The issue before us is whether the CCFA may potentially be held liable for the alleged abuse. § 1291, we affirm.įor the purpose of this appeal, we accept appellants' contention that their constitutional rights were violated when a detention officer sexually assaulted them or allowed other inmates to sexually assault them. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Comanche County Facilities Authority (“CCFA”), finding there were no disputed genuine issues of material fact as to the CCFA's potential liability for the alleged abuse. § 1983 alleging they were sexually abused while in the custody of the Comanche County Detention Center (“CCDC”) in violation of their Eighth Amendment rights. 16-6144 Decided: December 01, 2016īefore TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge, PHILLIPS and McHUGH, Circuit Judges.Īppellants brought claims under 42 U.S.C. COMANCHE COUNTY FACILITIES AUTHORITY, a/k/a Comanche County Detention Center, d/b/a Comanche County Jail, Defendant - Appellee. NATASHA BLUEBERRY LAMARA GLAZE DANA GRIGGS JESSICA REECE KAREN THRASH, Plaintiffs - Appellants, v. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
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