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Try CasePortal for FreeA federal judge today denied summary judgment to the sheriff of Jefferson Parish on his argument that a woman, who alleges he negligently hired a former deputy despite his extensive disciplinary history, has not identified any policy, pattern or practice that resulted in a violation of her constitutional rights. The resident, who was eight months pregnant at the time of her verbal altercation with the lawman, has identified facts in the record which could permit a reasonable jury to find that the sheriff’s hiring decision reflects a deliberate indifference to the risk of civil rights violations. The sheriff’s office also was aware that the sheriff of a neighboring parish had specifically terminated the lawman in question because he posed a liability to that department. Also, the deputy was subject to a restraining order by his ex-wife in California that banned him from carrying a firearm in that state.