J. D. Hartman, Individually and in his Official Capacity as Sheriff of Davie County, North Carolina, et al. v. Charles Willis Short, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Victoria Christine Short
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Whether a pretrial detainee alleging deliberate indifference must prove the defendant actually knew of a significant risk of harm, as five circuits have held, or instead must prove only that the defendant objectively should have known of such a risk, as five other circuits (including the Fourth Circuit panel in this case) have held.
Whether a pretrial detainee alleging deliberate-indifference must prove the defendant actually-knew of a significant-risk-of-harm or instead must prove only that the defendant objectively-should-have-known of such-a-risk