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Troyanos v. Coats

Petition for certiorari denied on February 21, 2012

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
11-742 11th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2011

Issue: (1) Whether an inmate, consistent with this Court"s decision in Farmer v. Brennan, may maintain a Section 1983 claim by alleging that an official had knowledge of a substantial risk of serious harm without alleging that the official had knowledge of the specific harm suffered; (2) Whether a uniform standard be established to allow an inmate to properly maintain a Section 1983 claim for failure to train even if liability cannot be ascribed to a single, individual officer; and (3) whether the subjective recklessness standard for claims brought by prisoners under the Eighth Amendment applies equally to claims brought by detainees under the Fourteenth Amendment?

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