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ORDER (1) GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS HANKINS, BURGESS, LEE, GOMES, AMANO, ALVAREZ, MAWAE, AND KIAâS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND (2) DENYING DEFENDANT MAUI COUNTYâS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT J. MICHAEL SEABRIGHT, District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs Elmer Stephen Wereb and Betty Wereb (collectively, âPlaintiffsâ) filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 following the in-custody death of their son, Dennis Wereb (âWerebâ). Beginning on September 26, 2008, Wereb was detained at the two-cell Lahaina Police Station in Maui County. On September 28, 2010 at 5:36 a.m. or sometime shortly thereafter, Wereb died of complications relating to alcoholism. 1 Plaintiffs allege that during Werebâs confinement, Maui Police Department (âMPDâ) employees William Hankins (âHankinsâ), Randall Burgess (âBurgessâ), Dennis Lee (âLeeâ), Donna Gomes (âGomesâ), Gregory Amano (âAmanoâ), Emiterio Alvarez (âAlvarezâ), Kamuela Mawae (âMawaeâ), and Jennifer Kia (âKiaâ) (collectively, âIndividual Defendantsâ) were deliberately indifferent to Werebâs medical needs and liable for Werebâs wrongful death. Plaintiffs also allege that Defendant Maui County was deliberately indifferent to Werebâs medical needs and liable for his wrongful death as a result of Maui Countyâs failure to train its employees in sufficient monitoring techniques. During Werebâs confinement, Individual Defendants did not follow MPD protocols requiring in-person visual checks of detainees and instead surveyed Wereb primarily through video monitoring. Despite purportedly monitoring Wereb every fifteen minutes via video, MPD employees discovered Werebâs lifeless body on September 29, 2010 around 9:00 a.m. â more than twenty-seven hours after Werebâs last recorded movement. On May 4, 2009, Plaintiffs filed suit against Individual Defendants and Defendant Maui County. Individual Defendants and Maui County (collectively, âDefendantsâ) now bring Motions for Summary Judgment. Defendants contend that no *904 constitutional violations occurred and that qualified immunity applies. Maui County further contends that there is no evidence of an unconstitutional custom or policy. The court finds that a reasonable factfinder could conclude that Mawae, Burgess, and Gomes are liable for deliberate indifference to Werebâs serious medical needs. The court further finds that a reasonable factfinder could conclude that Maui County is liable for its failure to train its employees to monitor detainees to determine if they require medical care. For these reasons, and based on the following, the court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Individual Defendantsâ Motion for Summary Judgment and DENIES Maui Countyâs Motion for Summary Judgment. II. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background on Wereb 1. Werebâs Arrest and Intake Processing On Friday September 26, 2008, 2 Mawae, an MPD police officer, arrested Wereb for Terroristic Threatening in the First Degree after MPD received a report that a man matching Werebâs description had shown a knife to juveniles while riding the bus. Lutey Decl. 3 Ex. M, Mawae Deck ¶¶ 2, 3. Mawae observed that Wereb was untidy and disheveled. Defs.â Suppl. Ex. GG, Mawae Dep. at 8:9-23. 4 He also found a bottle of vodka in Werebâs bag and observed that he was intoxicated. Id. at 18:21-22 ; Defs.â Ex. A at 1. Mawae concluded, however, that Wereb could comprehend his questions and respond appropriately. Defs.â Suppl. Ex. GG, Mawae Dep. at 18:11-18; Defs.â Ex. M, Mawae Deck ¶ 4. At the time of Werebâs arrest, Mawae also observed that Wereb had a âslow, choppy gaitâ and that he required assistance when standing up from a seated position. Defs.â Ex. M, Mawae Deck ¶¶ 6, 7. Mawae believed that Werebâs feet were swollen due to infection, but could not see Werebâs feet and did not ask Wereb why they were swollen. Id. ¶ 7 ; Defs.â Suppl. Ex. GG, Mawae Dep. at 37:9-21. Wereb declined Mawaeâs offer to be seen by medics. Defs.â Ex. M, Mawae Deck ¶ 7. At the time of his arrest, Wereb also had small abrasions on his forehead and the bridge of his nose. Defs.â Ex. B at 2. Mawae brought Wereb to the Lahaina Police Station where Kia, an MPD Public Safety Aid (âPSAâ), handled Werebâs intake screening. Defs.â Ex. M, Mawae Deck ¶¶ 9, 10. Mawae found that Wereb continued to be coherent and observed that Wereb âbehaved in a flirtatious mannerâ with Kia. Id. ¶ 11 . Kia filled out an additional intake screening form and fingerprinted Wereb. Defs.â Ex. J, Kia Deck ¶¶ 3, 4; Defs.â Ex. A at 1. Kia did not perceive Wereb as being intoxicated and found that he understood her instructions and responded appropriately. Defs.â Ex. J, Kia Deck ¶¶4, 5. Wereb informed Kia that he had diabetes, which Kia then marked on the intake form. Id. ¶ 6 ; Defs.â Ex. A at 2. During Werebâs processing, MPD Sergeant Burgess entered the room to speak with Mawae about Werebâs arrest. Defs.â Ex. G, Burgess Deck ¶ 3. Burgess ob *905 served Wereb and found that he appeared to be fine and not in need of medical attention. Id. ¶ 4 . Although the intake screening form has a line for a supervisorâs signature â and MPD policy requires a supervisor to sign an inmateâs intake formâ neither Burgess nor any other supervisor signed Werebâs intake form. Id. at 2 ; Heipt Decl. 5 Ex. M, Burgess Dep. at 43:1-9. As part of his investigation, Mawae showed Wereb a Miranda waiver form. Defs.â Ex. M, Mawae Decl. ¶ 15; Defs.â Ex. N. This form contains two lines intended for a detaineeâs signature â on the first of these lines, Wereb entered what could be his signature, but wrote the date as August 29, 2008 â when it was in fact September 26, 2008 â and marked the time as â60:0F pm.â Defs.â Ex. N. On the next line intended for his signature, Wereb wrote âTHEARTS FOAM PUNKKS.â Id. Mawae asserts that he did not find Werebâs notations unusual and was not alarmed by how Wereb filled out the form. Defs.â Ex. M, Mawae Decl. ¶ 15; Defs.â Suppl. Ex. GG, Mawae Dep. at 26:14-18. Mawae âtook [Werebâs writing] to mean that [Wereb] wasnât being cooperative with the investigation, that he didnât want to [cooperate], because thatâs obviously not his signature at that line.â Defs.â Suppl. Ex. GG, Mawae Dep. at 31:10-14. Mawae stated that medics were not called because he saw no indication that Wereb was in medical distress. Defs.â Ex. M, Mawae Decl. ¶ 13. On Saturday at 10:00 a.m., MPD Officer Edwin Among (âAmongâ), who is not a party to this suit, took Wereb out for a cigarette, interviewed him, and again informed him of his Miranda rights. Defs.â Ex. L, Among Decl. ¶¶ 7-9. Wereb acknowledged that he understood his rights and properly signed the form. Id. ¶ 8 . Wereb also filled out a Voluntary Statement Form, writing in full: I entered the bus went to the back seat I donât talk to anybody I keep to myself I was not having a problem with anybody The bus was pretty full. I donât pay attention] to anyone around me I exited the bus and was placed under arrest I offered someone a tomato but donât ree[a]ll who. At no time did I threaten anyone on the bus. Defs.â Ex. O. Despite Werebâs reference to offering someone a tomato, Among found that Wereb âseemed coherent.â Defs.â Ex. L, Among Decl. ¶ 11. Among also observed that Wereb did not request medical attention, âdid not appear to be in any type of medical distress and had no trouble walking.â Id. After Wereb completed his statement at 10:15 a.m., Among escorted him back to his cell. 2. Werebâs Confinement and Monitoring On Friday at approximately 6:30 p.m., Wereb was placed in Cell 1 of the Lahaina Police Stationâs two cells. Defs.â Ex. J, Kia Decl. ¶ 7; Defs.â Ex. C at 1; Pis.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 19:21-22. Except for his fifteen-minute interview with Among on Saturday morning, Wereb remained in Cell 1 until he was discovered dead on Monday at approximately 9:00 a.m. Throughout Werebâs confinement, PSAs monitored Wereb via video and wrote entries in a log every fifteen minutes. Defs.â Ex. C. PSA are not police officers; they are civilian MPD employees charged with intake and monitoring of detainees. Pis.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 7:19-24, 13:7-9. On Friday evening, Kia monitored Wereb via video until her shift ended at 10:30 *906 p.m. Defs.â Ex. J, Kia Decl. ¶ 7; Defs.â Ex. C at 1-2. On Saturday, Kia worked at the Lahaina Police Station from 2:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m., but there is no evidence she monitored Wereb during that time. 6 Joint Ex. 1; Defs.â Ex. C at 4-5. During her shifts, Kia did not see any indication that Wereb required medical assistance. Defs.â Ex. J, Kia Decl. ¶ 7; Defs.â Ex. C at 1-2. Kia stated that if Wereb had exhibited signs of medical distress, she would have alerted her supervisors and medics would have been called. Defs.â Ex. J, Kia Decl. ¶ 8. When Kiaâs shift ended on Friday, PSA Gomes took over monitoring Wereb and the other detainees. Gomes monitored the detainees from 10:30 p.m. on Friday until 6:30 a.m. on Saturday. Defs.â Ex. C at 2-3; Joint Ex. 1. After that, she returned for two more shifts to monitor the detaineesâ on Sunday from 6:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. and on Monday from 6:30 a.m. until 10:30 а.m. Defs.â Ex. C at 6-7, 10-11; Joint Ex. 1. Gomes had no direct contact with Wereb during any of her shifts and monitored him exclusively by video. Pis.â Ex. F, Gomes Dep. at 36:12-16, 29:3-32:7. Gomes stated that if Wereb had exhibited signs of medical distress, she would have alerted her supervisors and medics would have been called. Defs.â Ex. I, Gomes Decl. ¶ 5. When monitoring Wereb and the other detainees by video, Gomes was looking to see â[i]f they were okayâ and if â[t]hey move around.â Pis.â Ex. F, Gomes Dep. at 50:22-51:2. Gomes also explained that she monitored Wereb to see â[t]hat he was there [in his cell].â Id. at 56:24^57:2. Gomes did not see Wereb move around while she monitored him, id. at 51:3-10, 57:4-7 , and she âd[i]dnât knowâ why she did not follow up on Werebâs failure to move during the time that she monitored him. Id. at 57:6-9 . In the log book, Gomes wrote âPris sleepingâ or quotation marks indicating the same every fifteen minutes for the duration of her first shift. Defs.â Ex. C at 2-3. During her Sunday shift, Gomes wrote a few notes about a detainee other than Wereb, but most often wrote âPris okâ in the log. Id. at 7 . Alvarez, a PSA recruit, and PSA Amano also monitored Wereb via video during his confinement. Alvarez monitored Wereb from 2:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. Defs.â Ex. C at 4-5, 8-9; Joint Ex. 1. Amano monitored Wereb from 10:30 p.m. on Saturday until 6:30 a.m. on Sunday and again from 10:30 p.m. on Sunday until 6:30 a.m. on Monday. Defs.â Ex. C at 5-6, 9-10; Joint Ex. 1. Neither Alvarez nor Amano had any direct contact with Wereb â both monitored him exclusively through video. Pis.â Ex. C, Alvarez Dep. at 22:6-12, 17:9-20:5; Pis.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 61:2-21. Both Alvarez and Amano stated that Wereb did not appear to be in distress and that they would have alerted their supervisors or called medics if they had observed Wereb in distress. Defs.â Ex. K, Alvarez Decl. ¶ 5; Defs.â Ex. H, Amano Decl. ¶ 4. Alvarez found that Wereb âdidnât appear to be needing anythingâ during Alvarezâ time monitoring him. Pis.â Ex. C, Alvarez Dep. at 24:6-12. Alvarez wrote âPris okâ for most of his entries in the log book and made no entries specific to Wereb. Defs.â Ex. C at 4-5, 8-9. Alvarez was aware that Wereb failed to eat during his Sunday afternoon shift, but stated that he did not know that Wereb failed to drink, go to the bathroom, sit up, or otherwise move during that shift. Pis.â Ex. C, Alvarez Dep. at 57:5-23; Defs.â Ex. C at 8 (indicating that âWereb refused mealâ). Although he did not check on Wereb in person, Alvarez indicated that he understood the importance of in-person monitoring. Alvarez stated that he knew the purpose of in- *907 person checks was to determine whether detainees needed medical care and that conducting such checks could mean the difference between life and death. Pis.â Ex. C, Alvarez Dep. at 21:13-22:5. Amano wrote exclusively âPris okâ and arrows indicating the same in the log book for his Saturday evening to Sunday morning shift. Defs.â Ex. C at 5-6. During this shift, at 5:36 a.m. on Sunday, Wereb made his final movement. Defs.â Concise Statement of Facts ¶ 20; Pis.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 67:16-67:23. On Sunday evening through Monday morning, Amano against wrote âPris okâ in most lines of the log book, as well as a few entries related to detainees other than Wereb. Defs.â Ex. C at 9-10. Amano later stated that he knew Wereb did not eat during his shift, but that this did not worry Amano. Pis.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 67:9-11. Amano also stated that he knew the purpose of monitoring detainees was to determine whether they needed medical care and that such monitoring should be conducted carefully and thoroughly. Id. at 13:13-25 . 3. Supervision of the PSAs MPD Sergeants Hankins, Burgess, and Lee were the supervisors on duty during Werebâs confinement. Joint Ex. 1. As supervisors, Hankins, Burgess, and Lee were responsible for directing and leading the PSAs and ensuring that the PSAs followed MPD guidelines. Pis.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 29:21-23; Pis.â Ex. H, Hankins Dep. at 9:16-19; Pis.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 54:2-10. Burgess and Lee stated, however, that they were not specifically charged with training the PSAs and Hankins, Burgess, and Lee did not, in practice, train the PSAs. Pis.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 29:16-23, 54:4-7, 56:8-20; Pis.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 29:8-23; Pis.â Ex. H, Hankins Dep. at 16:19-22; 56:4-19. Hankins, Burgess, and Lee also never ensured that the PSAs conducted in-person checks of the prisoners. Pis.â Ex. H, Hankins Dep. at 32:9-21; Pis.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 99:11-17, 100:7-9, 104:20-24; Pis.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 46:2-5. During Werebâs confinement, Hankins, Burgess, and Lee did not conduct any in-person checks on Wereb. Pis.â Ex. H, Hankins Dep. at 32:17-18; Pis.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 88:20-22; Pis.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 44:14-17. As a result, except when Burgess saw Wereb during Werebâs intake processing, neither Hankins, Burgess, nor Lee ever saw Wereb in person. Indeed, during Werebâs confinement, Han-kins only worked on Sunday evening through Monday morning â likely after Wereb had died. Joint Ex. 1. Burgess was on duty on Sunday from 5:30 a.m. until 6:45 p.m., during which time Wereb made his last movement. Defs.â Concise Statement of Facts ¶ 20. Burgess stated that had Wereb appeared to need medical attention, medics would have been called immediately. Defs.â Ex. G, Burgess Decl. ¶ 4. Burgess also stated, however, that he realized during his shift that Wereb may have been unconscious or in a coma. Pis.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 93:12-20. Despite realizing that Wereb may have been unconscious or in a coma, Burgess did not go observe Wereb in person, check to see if he was breathing, or take any other actions to follow up on Werebâs condition. Id. at 88:20-22, 93:21-94:15 . Following Werebâs death, MPDâs Administrative Review Board reprimanded Hankins, Burgess, and Lee for their conduct during Werebâs confinement. Budge Decl. Ex. A at 2-4. 7 MPDâs Administrative Review Board concluded that Han-kins, Burgess, and Lee violated three provisions of the MPD General Orders, including General Order 103.1 § IV(B)(1). *908 Id. This General Order provides that superior officers shall âlead, direct, train, guide, and supervise officers in their assigned duties.â Defs.â Suppl. Ex. HH at § IV(B)(1). General Order 103.1 defines âofficersâ as âall employees who have taken an oath of office and have been given the authority to serve as commissioned police officers within the County of Maui.â Id. at § III. 4. Werebâs Death Werebâs last movement was at 5:36 a.m. on Sunday and he was discovered at approximately 9:00 a.m. on Monday. Defs.â Concise Statement of Facts ¶20; Defs.â Ex. C at 10-11. The exact time of death is unknown and the cause of death is disputed. Maui County coroner Anthony Manoukian (âManoukianâ) conducted Werebâs autopsy. Defs.â Ex. D, Manoukian Deck ¶¶ 1, 5. Manoukian found that Wereb died of severe fatty metamorphosis of the liver. Id. ¶ 9; Defs.â Ex. B at 1. Alcoholism causes severe fatty metamorphosis of the liver, a condition that develops over time and that would not have developed while Wereb was in custody. Defs.â Ex. D, Manoukian Deck ¶¶ 9, 10. According to Manoukian, âWereb could have died from fatty metamorphosis of the liver at any time, suddenly and unexpectedlyâ and the symptoms prior to death would not have been visible to police personnel or other persons. Id. ¶¶ 11,12. Plaintiffsâ experts dispute Manoukianâs conclusion and posit that Wereb died of complications related to alcohol withdrawal. Jarris Deck Ex. 1 at 6; Spitz Deck ¶ 2. Further, Plaintiffsâ experts contend that based on the videos taken during his confinement, Wereb was exhibiting noticeable signs and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal on Saturday night and Sunday morning. Jarris Deck Ex. 1 at 5; Spitz Deck Ex. 1 at 3. Accordingly, Plaintiffsâ experts contend that Werebâs death was preventable and could have been avoided by more vigilant monitoring. Jarris Deck Ex. 1 at 6; Spitz Deck Ex. 1 at 5-6; Rosazza Deck Ex. 1 at 6. B. Factual Background on MPDâs Intake Policy 1. General Order 408.3 MPD General Order 408.3 (âMPDâs Intake Policyâ) provides that the intake screening process shall inquire into: a prisonerâs health, medication, behavior (including state of consciousness and mental status), body deformities, and arrest information. Pis.â Ex. P § 111(A)(1). MPDâs Intake Policy states that âIntake Screening is utilized as a form for triage to detectâ behavior including â[a]lcohol and drug intoxicationâ and directs that â[a]ll staff, including arresting, transporting, receiving desk officers and shift supervisors shall remain alert to ... intoxication/withdrawal.â Id. §§ III(B)(e), C(2)(B). âWhen the intake screening process reveals that a prisoner requires special attention, the supervisor shall attempt to release custody to a more appropriate agency....â Id. § 111(A)(3). MPDâs Intake Policy otherwise largely concerns MPDâs efforts to prevent suicides. 2. Training on Intake of Detainees At-Risk for Alcohol Withdrawal MPDâs Chief of Police, as well as many MPD employees, are aware that a large population of alcoholics live in Maui and frequent the Lahaina Police Station. Pis.â Ex. A, Phillips Dep. at 18:12-25; Pis.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 30:23-31:9; Pis.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 27:14-19; Pis.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 51:21-24, 52:11-15; Pis.â Ex. F, Gomes Dep. at 13:3-9, Pis.â Ex. C, Alvarez Dep. at 63:20-22. MPD employees were not trained, however, to determine whether detainees entering the *909 Lahaina Police Station were at risk for alcohol withdrawal. Pis.â Ex. F, Gomes Dep. at 18:19-19:22; Pis.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 24:18-21; Pis.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 31:17-20; Pis.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 47:10-21. Although MPD supervisors apparently received some training on the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, employees were not trained to assess whether detainees were experiencing alcohol withdrawal. Pis.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 45:5-21, 47:10-21. C. Factual Background on MPDâs Monitoring Policy 1. General Order 408.6 MPD General Order 408.6 (âMPDâs Monitoring Policyâ) âestablish[es] guidelines and procedures for the processing, supervision and release of prisoners in a holding facility or temporary detention area.â Pis.â Ex. J § I. MPDâs Monitoring Policy requires detention facilities to maintain a âdetailed, handwritten log ... whenever a prisoner is confined.â Id. § V(E)(I). In these logs, â[d]etailed entries concerning handling, conduct and visitors of prisoners shall be logged (e.g., report number; date, time placed in cell; time fed; time removed from cell; name of visitors ... etc.).â Id. § V(E)(II); see also Defs.â Ex. C. On the issue of supervision of detainees, MPDâs Monitoring Policy requires that the supervisor on duty âshall determine the level of prisoner supervision necessaryâ and that âPSAs or designated officers are responsible for maintaining a 24 hour watch of prisoners in custody.â Id. § VI(A)(l)-(2). MPD employees must conduct at least three different types of checks of the prisoners. First, a supervisor or designated employee must âconduct and document a prisoner count and status checkâ at the beginning of his or her shift and at the end of his or her shift. Id. § VI(A)(3). Second, â[a] face to face prisoner count shall be documented ... at least once every eight hours.â Id. (emphasis in original). Third, under a heading titled âMandatory Periodic Physical Checks,â employees shall âconduct and document visual checks of prisoners at least every fifteen minutes.â Id. § VI(A)(3)(a). In a section on video monitoring, MPDâs Monitoring Policy provides that âthe physical checks of prisoners may be conducted as a supplement to and not in lieu of regular monitoring of the video surveillance screen and/or audio intercom.â Id. 2. Training on Detainee Monitoring Although they received a copy of MPDâs Monitoring Policy, the PSAs in charge of monitoring detainees at the Lahaina Police Station did not receive training on the Policy. Pis.â Ex. F, Gomes Dep. at 23:17-20; Pis.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 37:2-8; Pis.â Ex. G, Tabios Dep. at 42:6-11; cf. Pis.â Ex. A, Phillips Dep. at 75:24-76:1. Sergeants likewise were not trained on MPDâs Monitoring Policy. Pis.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 61:19-22, 108:13-16; Pis.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 65:17-24; Pis.â Ex. H, Hankins Dep. at 58:7-10. PSAs and their supervisors also did not receive training on what to look for when monitoring detainees via video. Pis.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 29:4-7; Pis.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 29:13-15; Pis.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 14:12-14. In fact, MPD employees expressed confusion about the meaning of MPDâs Monitoring Policy. Pis.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 36:2-9; Pis.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 61:11-15. Lee stated that âdifferent people could easily interpret [MPDâs Monitoring Policy] different ways.â Pis.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 56:1-2. Indeed, MPDâs Chief of Police stated that MPDâs Monitoring Policy requires an MPD employee to visually check on detainees in person, and not just through video monitoring, every fif *910 teen minutes. Pis.â Ex. A, Phillips Dep. at 74:12-76:4. Burgess and Amano understood that in-person visual checks had to be conducted every eight hours and that more frequent checks could be conducted exclusively through video monitoring. Pis.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 60:3-12; Pis.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 33:4-25. Lee understood MPDâs Monitoring Policy to require exclusively video monitoring with no mandated in-person visual checks. Pis.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 44:18-46:21. 8 3. Monitoring Practices in the Lahaina Police Station At the time of Werebâs detention, MPD employees in the Lahaina Police Station did not follow the MPD Monitoring Policy. Pis.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 58:10-13. As a matter of practice, MPD employees monitored all detainees exclusively through video monitoring and did not conduct in-person visual checks. Pis.â Ex. F, Gomes Dep. at 28:15-20, 36:17-20. Accordingly, Individual Defendants did not conduct any in-person visual checks on Wereb during his detention. Pis.â Ex. F, Gomes Dep. at 36:12-16, 29:3-32:7; Pis.â Ex. C, Alvarez Dep. at 22:6-12, 17:9-20:5; Pis.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 61:2-21; Pis.â Ex. H, Han-kins Dep. at 32:17-18; Pis.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 88:20-22; Pis.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 44:14-17. Individual Defendants relied on video monitoring despite their awareness of multiple disadvantages of video monitoringâ including the small-sized image, lack of audio, and inability to see details like sweating, shaking, or changes in skin col- or. See, e.g., Pis.â Ex. C, Alvarez Dep. at 21:13-22:5, 29:19-23; Pis.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 25:20-24, 26:7-10; Pis.â Ex. F, Gomes Dep. at 38:23-39:4; Pis.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 25:22-25, 33:9-13; Pis.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 19:17-20, 22:6-14, 67:16-23. Gomes and Lee stated that they would have conducted more thorough in-person visual checks on detainees had they been trained to do so. Pis.â Ex. F, Gomes Dep. at 37:2-14; Pis.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 65:22-66:5. D. Procedural Background On May 4, 2009, Plaintiffs filed the Complaint. Against all Defendants, Plaintiffs allege 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and state law claims for wrongful death. 9 On May 14, 2010, Maui County and Individual Defendants filed their Motions for Summary Judgment seeking judgment on all claims. On June 21, 2010, Plaintiffs *911 filed Oppositions. On June 28, 2010, Maui County and Individual Defendants filed Replies. A hearing was held on July 12, 2010. III. STANDARD OF REVIEW Summary judgment is proper where there is no genuine issue of material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c). Rule 56(c) mandates summary judgment âagainst a party who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to the partyâs case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial.â Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 322 , 106 S.Ct. 2548 , 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986); see also Broussard v. Univ. of Cal. at Berkeley, 192 F.3d 1252, 1258 (9th Cir.1999). âA party seeking summary judgment bears the initial burden of informing the court of the basis for its motion and of identifying those portions of the pleadings and discovery responses that demonstrate the absence of a genuine issue of material fact.â Soremekun v. Thrifty Payless, Inc., 509 F.3d 978, 984 (9th Cir.2007) (citing Celotex, 477 U.S. at 323 , 106 S.Ct. 2548 ); see also Jespersen v. Harrahâs Operating Co., 392 F.3d 1076, 1079 (9th Cir.2004). âWhen the moving party has carried its burden under Rule 56(c) its opponent must do more than simply show that there is some metaphysical doubt as to the material facts [and] come forward with specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial.â Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio, 475 U.S. 574, 586-87 , 106 S.Ct. 1348 , 89 L.Ed.2d 538 (1986) (citation and internal quotation signals omitted); see also Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 247-48 , 106 S.Ct. 2505 , 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986) (stating that a party cannot ârest upon the mere allegations or denials of his pleadingâ in opposing summary judgment). âAn issue is âgenuineâ only if there is a sufficient evidentiary basis on which a reasonable factfinder could find for the non-moving party, and a dispute is âmaterialâ only if it could affect the outcome of the suit under the governing law.â In re Barboza, 545 F.3d 702 , 707 (9th Cir.2008) (citing Anderson, 477 U.S. at 248 , 106 S.Ct. 2505 ). When considering the evidence on a motion for summary judgment, the court must draw all reasonable inferences on behalf of the nonmoving party. Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co., 475 U.S. at 587 , 106 S.Ct. 1348 ; see also Posey v. Lake Pend Oreille Sch. Dist. No. 84, 546 F.3d 1121, 1126 (9th Cir.2008) (stating that âthe evidence of [the nonmovant] is to be believed, and all justifiable inferences are to be drawn in his favor.â (citations omitted)). IV. DISCUSSION Defendants contend that summary judgment is appropriate because no constitutional violations occurred and qualified immunity applies. Maui County further contends that there is no evidence of an unconstitutional custom or policy. The court examines Plaintiffsâ § 1983 claims in three parts: (1) Plaintiffsâ personal liability claims against Individual Defendants; (2) Plaintiffsâ supervisory liability claims against Burgess, Hankins, and Lee; and (3) Plaintiffsâ Monell liability claim against Maui County. The court then turns to Plaintiffsâ state law claims. A. Plaintiffsâ § 1983 Claims Against Individual Defendants Plaintiffs allege § 1983 claims against Individual Defendants based on the Fourteenth Amendment as a result of these Defendantsâ alleged deliberate indifference to Werebâs medical needs. The court sets out the deliberate indifference framework and then applies that framework to each Defendant. *912 1. Deliberate Indifference of Medical Needs Framework Through the Fourteenth Amendmentâs due process clause, pre-trial detainees are entitled to be free of cruel and unusual punishment. Bell v. Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520 , 587 n. 16, 99 S.Ct. 1861 , 60 L.Ed.2d 447 (1979); Simmons v. Navajo County, Ariz., 609 F.3d 1011, 1017-18 (9th Cir.2010). Failure to provide medical treatment amounts to cruel and unusual punishment when (1) a detainee has a âserious medical needâ and (2) detention officials are âdeliberately indifferentâ to that need. Jett v. Penner, 439 F.3d 1091, 1096 (9th Cir.2006); Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 834, 837 , 114 S.Ct. 1970 , 128 L.Ed.2d 811 (1994). A serious medical need exists when, viewed objectively, âfailure to treat a prisonerâs condition could result in further significant injury or the unnecessary and wanton infliction of pain.â Jett, 439 F.3d at 1096 (citation and quotation omitted). Deliberate indifference requires that a detention official must âknow[] of and disregard!] an excessive risk to inmate health or safety; the official must both be aware of facts from which the inference could be drawn that a substantial risk of serious harm exists, and he must also draw the inference.â Farmer, 511 U.S. at 837 , 114 S.Ct. 1970 . The test is a subjective one because âprison officials who lacked knowledge of a risk cannot be said to have inflicted punishment.â Id. at 844 , 114 S.Ct. 1970 . Accordingly, a plaintiff must show that an official was â(a) subjectively aware of the serious medical need and (b) failed adequately to respond.â Conn v. City of Reno, 591 F.3d 1081, 1096 (9th Cir.2010) (citing Farmer, 511 U.S. at 828 , 114 S.Ct. 1970 ). â[A]n officialâs failure to alleviate a significant risk that he should have perceived but did not, while no cause for commendation, cannot under our cases be condemned as the infliction of punishment.â Farmer, 511 U.S. at 838 , 114 S.Ct. 1970 . A detention officialâs knowledge of substantial risk âis a question of fact subject to demonstration in the usual ways, including inference from circumstantial evidence ... and a factfinder may conclude that the prison official knew of a substantial risk from the very fact that the risk was obvious.â Id. at 842 , 114 S.Ct. 1970 (citations omitted); see also Lolli v. County of Orange, 351 F.3d 410, 421 (9th Cir.2003) (finding that summary judgment on a detaineeâs medical indifference claim was improperly granted because âthe officersâ indifference to Lolliâs extreme behavior, his obviously sickly appearance and his explicit statements that he needed food because he was a diabetic could easily lead a jury to find that the officers consciously disregarded a serious risk to Lolliâs healthâ); Conn, 591 F.3d at 1097 (âProof of âsubjective awarenessâ is not limited to the purported recollections of the individuals involved.â). âFarmerâs obviousness requirement does not necessitate a showing that an individual prison official had specific knowledge that harsh treatment of a particular inmate, in particular circumstances, would have a certain outcome.â Thomas v. Ponder, 611 F.3d 1144, 1151 (9th Cir.2010). Instead, obviousness is measured âin light of reason and the basic general knowledge that a prison official may be presumed to have obtained regarding the type of deprivation involved.â Id. (citing Farmer, 511 U.S. at 842 , 114 S.Ct. 1970 ). The obviousness of a risk is not conclusive, however, and a defendant âmay show that the obvious escaped him.â Farmer, 511 U.S. at 843 n. 8, 114 S.Ct. 1970 . 2. Plaintiffsâ Opposition to the Deliberate Indifference Framework Although Plaintiffs contend that a genuine issue of material fact exists under the *913 deliberate indifference framework â an issue that the court addresses at length below â Plaintiffs also dispute whether the subjective knowledge requirement of deliberate indifference is applicable here. Plaintiffs contend that Individual Defendantsâ lack of subjective knowledge about Werebâs serious medical need does not absolve them of liability because, according to Plaintiffs, Individual Defendants deliberately avoided acquiring subjective knowledge by failing to monitor Wereb. Pis.â Oppân to Individual Defs.â Mot. for Summ. J. at 23. Plaintiffs present compelling evidence that Individual Defendants failed to closely monitor Wereb. Most shockingly, not one Individual Defendant discovered Wereb for more than twenty-seven hours after his last-recorded movement, despite the facts that Wereb was continuously being recorded and that his skin had started to turn drastic shades of purple. Defs.â Concise Statement of Facts ¶ 20; Defs.â Ex. C at 10-11; Pis.â Ex. N. Throughout Werebâs confinement, Individual Defendants failed to conduct in-person visual checks. Pis.â Ex. F, Gomes Dep. at 36:12-16, 29:3-32:7; Pis.â Ex. C, Alvarez Dep. at 22:6-12, 17:9-20:5; Pis.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 61:2-21; Pis.â Ex. H, Hankins Dep. at 32:17-18; Pis.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 88:20-22; Pis.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 44:14-17. Disturbing as this evidence may be, however, Plaintiffs cannot evade the subjective knowledge component of the deliberate indifference standard. Farmer held that deliberate indifference requires subjective knowledge because the Constitution forbids cruel and unusual âpunishments,â not merely cruel and unusual conditions. Farmer, 511 U.S. at 837 , 114 S.Ct. 1970 . Thus, a cruel and unusual punishment inquiry must examine a prison officialâs state of mind, id. at 838 , 114 S.Ct. 1970 (citing Wilson v. Seiter, 501 U.S. 294, 299-302 , 111 S.Ct. 2321 , 115 L.Ed.2d 271 (1991)), and â[p]rison officials who lacked knowledge of a risk cannot be said to have inflicted punishment.â Id. at 844, 114 S.Ct. 1970 . As a result, unless Individual Defendants were subjectively aware that Wereb faced a substantial risk of serious harm, Individual Defendantsâ inaction in monitoring Wereb was not a form of âpunishmentâ forbidden by the Constitution. Accordingly, the court rejects Plaintiffsâ contention that Individual Defendants need not have possessed subjective knowledge that Wereb had a serious medical need or faced a substantial risk. In a similar vein, Plaintiffs also attempt to side step the subjective knowledge requirement by arguing that Individual Defendants are liable because they were subjectively aware of the drawbacks of monitoring detainees over video. Individual Defendants were aware of multiple disadvantages of video monitoring â including the small-sized image, lack of audio, and inability to see details like sweating, shaking, or changes in skin color. See, e.g., Pis.â Ex. C, Alvarez Dep. at 21:13-22:5, 29:19-23; Pis.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 25:20-24, 26:7-10; Pis.â Ex. F, Gomes Dep. at 38:23-39:4; Pis.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 25:22-25, 33:9-13; Pis.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 19:17-20, 22:6-14, 67:16-23. Plaintiffsâ argument fails, however, because Individual Defendantsâ subjective knowledge that Wereb could have been monitored more closely or more thoroughly is not commensurate with subjective knowledge that Wereb faced a substantial risk due to a lack of close or thorough monitoring. The court therefore finds that Plaintiffs cannot defeat summary judgment on the basis of Individual Defendantsâ subjective awareness of the flaws in the monitoring system alone. *914 3. Deliberate Indifference Application a. Serious medical need Wereb had at least one and possibly several serious medical needs. Diabetes is a serious medical need. Lolli, 351 F.3d at 419-420 (â[A] constitutional violation may take place when the government does not respond to the legitimate needs of a detainee whom it has reason to believe is diabetic.â). A fact question exists whether the combination of Werebâs other ailments â intoxication, swollen and infected feet, head abrasions, and incoherence (as indicated by his responses on the Miranda waiver form) â also constituted a serious medical need. Likewise, at the very least a factual question exists whether either unconsciousness or a coma â states which Wereb may have entered â constitute a serious medical need because failure to provide treatment âcould result in further significant injury.â See generally Jett, 439 F.3d at 1096 . b. Subjective knowledge and failure to respond In this case, the officers charged with monitoring Wereb were collectively negligent â and probably grossly negligent â in carrying out that duty. Deliberate indifference is distinct from negligence, however, and the court must focus on each Individual Defendantâs subjective knowledge. See Wood v. Housewright, 900 F.2d 1332, 1334 (9th Cir.1990) (finding that gross negligence does not amount to a constitutional violation). The court must determine through âthe usual ways, including inference from circumstantial evidence,â whether a factual question exists that Individual Defendants knew of Werebâs serious medical needs and failed to adequately respond. Farmer, 511 U.S. at 842 , 114 S.Ct. 1970 . Accordingly, the court examines the subjective awareness of each Individual Defendant. 10 In determining Individual Defendantsâ subjective awareness, the court considers evidence of (1) each Defendantâs knowledge of Werebâs medical condition; (2) each Defendantâs actions in monitoring, interacting with, or observing Wereb; (3) each Defendantâs statements indicating subjective knowledge about Werebâs condition; and (4) all other available evidence. After examining the facts in the record, the court finds no evidence from which an inference could be drawn that Kia, Amano, Alvarez, Hankins, or Lee had subjective knowledge of Werebâs serious medical need. A reasonable factfinder could conclude, however, that Mawae, Burgess, and Gomes were aware of the serious risks of substantial harm Wereb faced. Unlike the other Defendants, Mawae, Burgess, and Gomes observed specific indications that Wereb faced a substantial risk of serious harm. From these indications, a reasonable factfinder could conclude based on inference and circumstantial evidence that Mawae, Burgess, and Gomes had the requisite subjective knowledge of the risk Wereb faced. Further, a reasonable fact-finder could also find based on Mawae, Burgess, and Gomesâ individual observations that the substantial risk to Wereb was obvious to these Defendants âin light of reason and [ ] basic general knowledge.â *915 Thomas, 611 F.3d at 1151 . Accordingly, as explained in detail below, the court finds that genuine issues of material fact remain as to Mawae, Burgess, and Gomesâ subjective knowledge, but not as to Kia, Amano, Alvarez, Hankins, or Leeâs subjective knowledge. i. No evidence of subjective knowledge â Kia, Amano, Alvarez, Hankins, and Lee Plaintiffs have presented no evidence that Kia, Amano, Alvarez, Hankins, or Lee subjectively knew that Wereb faced a substantial risk of serious harm. In the deposition transcripts provided to the court, these Defendants did not make any statements that would suggest to a reasonable factfinder that they subjectively knew of Werebâs medical needs. Other evidence presented to the court as to Kia, Amano, Alvarez, Hankins, or Leeâs subjective knowledge is similarly unrevealing. Further, Plaintiffs admitted at the July 12, 2010 hearing that there was no evidence that Amano, Alvarez, Hankins, or Lee observed or knew of the contents of Werebâs intake form. As for Kia, Plaintiffs have presented no evidence, circumstantial or otherwise, to counter Kiaâs assertion that she believed Wereb did not require medical attention. Kia interacted closely with Wereb during the intake process. She learned that Wereb was diabetic, but observed that Wereb understood her instructions and responded appropriately. Defs.â Ex. A at 2; Defs.â Ex. J, Kia Decl. ¶ 5. Kia did not perceive that Wereb was intoxicated. Defs.â Ex. A at 1; Defs.â Ex. J, Kia Decl. ¶¶ 4, 6, 7. Following intake, Kia monitored Wereb on Friday evening via video until her shift ended at 10:30 p.m. Defs.â Ex. J, Kia Decl. ¶ 7; Defs.â Ex. C at 1-2. Although Kia worked again on Saturday, there is no evidence to suggest that she was responsible for monitoring Wereb during this time. Joint Ex. 1; Defs.â Ex. C at 4-5. Kia stated that throughout the weekend, she saw no indication that Wereb was in medical distress or required medical attention and there is no evidence in the record that contradicts her statement. Defs.â Ex. J, Kia Decl. ¶¶ 7, 8. In sum, there is no evidence from which a factfinder could conclude that Kia was subjectively aware of Werebâs serious medical need. Likewise, Plaintiffs have presented no evidence that contradicts either Amano or Alvarezâ statements that they believed Wereb did not require medical attention. See Defs.â Ex. H, Amano Decl. ¶ 4; Defs.â Ex. K, Alvarez Decl. ¶ 5. Unlike Kia, Amano and Alvarez never interacted with Wereb personally â instead, both observed Wereb exclusively through video. Pis.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 61:2-21; Pis.â Ex. C, Alvarez Dep. at 17:9-20:5, 22:6-12. As a result, neither Amano nor Alvarez had an opportunity to closely observe Werebâs condition or demeanor. There is no evidence that either Amano or Alvarez knew that Wereb was homeless, alcoholic, diabetic, or suffering from any other medical conditions. Further, Plaintiffs have not shown how Werebâs failure to eat, or any of his other behavior that was apparent to Amano or Alvarez, might be an obvious sign that Wereb faced a substantial risk of serious harm. Accordingly, as with Kia, there is no evidence from which a factfinder could find that either Amano or Alvarez had the requisite subjective knowledge. Finally, Plaintiffs present no evidence tending to suggest that Hankins or Lee subjectively knew that Wereb faced a substantial risk of harm. Neither Hankins nor Lee ever saw Wereb in person and there is no evidence either sergeant participated in monitoring Wereb. Pis.â Ex. H, Hankins Dep. at 32:17-18; Pis.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 44:14-17; Defs.â Ex. C. There is no evidence that either Hankins or Lee knew that Wereb was homeless, alcoholic, diabetic, or suffering from any medical condi *916 tions. Indeed, Hankinsâ ability to learn about Wereb was especially limited because Hankins worked exclusively during hours when Wereb had likely already died. Joint Ex. 1. Because Plaintiffs have submitted no evidence from which a reasonable finder of fact could find that Hankins or Lee had subjective knowledge, Plaintiffs cannot establish that these officers were deliberately indifferent. In sum, Plaintiffs have adduced no evidence that Kia, Amano, Alvarez, Hankins, or Lee subjectively knew that Wereb was at risk. Accordingly, no reasonable fact-finder could conclude that these Defendants were deliberately indifferent and the court therefore GRANTS summary judgment to Kia, Amano, Alvarez, Hankins, and Lee on Plaintiffsâ § 1983 claims, ii. Evidence of subjective knowledgeâ Mawae, Burgess, and Gomes Plaintiffs present additional evidence, however, concerning Mawae, Burgess, and Gomes that does create a fact question concerning subjective knowledge. The court examines this evidence as it relates to Mawae, Burgess, and Gomes in turn. A. Mawae Although Mawae asserts that he saw no indication that Wereb was in medical distress, there is nevertheless sufficient circumstantial evidence to create a genuine issue of fact regarding Mawaeâs subjective awareness of Werebâs serious medical need. Mawae knew that Wereb was untidy, disheveled, carrying a bottle of vodka, and intoxicated. Defs.â Ex. A at 1; Defs.â Suppl. Ex. GG, Mawae Dep. at 8:9-23, 18:21-22. Mawae also knew that Wereb had a slow and choppy gait, infected and swollen feet, difficulty standing unassisted, and small abrasions on his head. Defs.â Ex. M, Mawae Deck ¶¶ 6, 7; Defs.â Suppl. Ex. GG, Mawae Dep. at 37:9-21; Defs.â Ex. B at 2. Further, Mawae observed Wereb behaving in a bizarre and incoherent manner when Wereb filled out the Miranda waiver form. On that form, Wereb incorrectly wrote the date as August 29, 2008 (instead of September 26, 2008), marked the time as â60:0F pm,â and wrote âTHEARTS FOAM PUNKKSâ on the line intended for his signature. Defs.â Ex. N. Cumulatively, these facts would allow a reasonable factfinder to conclude that Werebâs medical need was so obvious that Mawae must have been subjectively aware of it, despite Mawaeâs assertion to the contrary. Specifically, when the evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to Plaintiffs, Mawae knew that Wereb was a homeless person â likely without consistent prior medical care â currently experiencing significant physical and cognitive difficulties. Based on Mawaeâs knowledge of Werebâs background and physical state combined, and Mawaeâs observations of Werebâs bizarre entries on the Miranda waiver form, a reasonable jury could therefore conclude that Mawae was subjectively aware that Wereb faced a serious risk of harm. In opposition, Mawae emphasizes that he did not consider Wereb to require medical attention. Given the evidence of obviousness, Mawae cannot succeed on summary judgment based simply on his own assertions of his mental state. Conn, 591 F.3d at 1097 (âProof of âsubjective awarenessâ is not limited to the purported recollections of the individuals involved.â). Mawae also states that the smell of liquor on Werebâs breath was only âfaintâ and that Wereb was comprehending and coherent. Defs.â Ex. M, Mawae Deck ¶¶ 4,15. These opposition arguments are unpersuasive, however, because Mawae fails to view the evidence in the light most favorable to Plaintiffs, as the court must on summary judgment. As explained above, a reasonable factfinder could find that Werebâs intoxication, ambulatory difficulties, and in *917 coherent responses, taken together, were obvious signs that Wereb had a serious medical need. Given that Mawae failed to respond to this need in any way, a reasonable factfinder could find that Mawae was deliberately indifferent to Werebâs medical needs. B. Burgess Although Burgess also stated that medics would have been called if Wereb appeared to need medical attention, Defs.â Ex. G, Burgess Decl. ¶ 4, a reasonable factfinder could find that Burgess subjectively knew that Wereb could be unconscious or in a coma and failed to act on that knowledge. Burgess was present during portions of Werebâs intake proceeding, Defs.â Ex. G, Burgess Decl. ¶¶ 3, 4, and he worked day shifts at the Lahaina Police Station pn Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during Werebâs confinement. Joint Ex. 1. During Werebâs confinement, Burgess realized that Wereb may have been unconscious or in a coma. Pis.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 93:12-20. 11 Upon reaching this realization, Burgess did not, however, observe Wereb in person, check to see if he was breathing, or take any other actions to follow up on Werebâs condition. Id. at 88:20-22, 93:21-94:15. Based on this evidence, a reasonable factfinder could find that Burgess âconsciously disregarded a serious risk to [Werebâs] health.â Lolli, 351 F.3d at 421 . A material question of fact thus exists as to whether Burgess was deliberately indifferent to Werebâs medical needs. C. Gomes Gomes had no direct contact with Wereb and monitored him exclusively over video from 10:30 p.m. on Friday until 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, from 6:30 a.m. on Sunday until 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, and from 6:30 a.m. on Monday until 10:30 a.m. on Monday. Pis.â Ex. F, Gomes Dep. at 29:3-32:7, 36:12-16; Defs.â Ex. C at 2-3, 6-7, 10-11; Joint Ex. 1. Gomes explained that she determined whether detainees were in distress in part by whether â[t]hey move around.â Id. at 50:22-51:2. Gomes stated that if Wereb had exhibited signs of medical distress, she would have alerted her supervisors and medics would have been called. Defs.â Ex. I, Gomes Decl. ¶ 5. Gomes also stated, however, that she did not see Wereb move around while she monitored him â and despite movement being the focus of Gomesâ monitoring, Gomes did not follow up on Werebâs condition when she saw that he was not moving. Id. at 51:3-10, 57:4-7. Gomes stated that she âd[i]dnât knowâ why she did not follow up on Werebâs failure to move. Id. at 57:6-9. 12 Based on Gomesâ assertion that she considered movement a proxy for well-being *918 and that she observed Wereb failing to move throughout her shift, a reasonable factfinder could infer that Gomes was subjectively aware that Wereb faced a substantial risk of serious harm. Further, based on Gomesâ failure to observe Wereb in person or otherwise follow up on her observation that he was not moving, a reasonable factfinder could find that Gomes failed to adequately respond to that risk. A material question of fact therefore exists as to whether Gomes was deliberately indifferent to Werebâs medical needs. 4. Qualified Immunity Given the courtâs determination above that a material question of fact exists as to whether Mawae, Burgess, and Gomes were deliberately indifferent, the court must next determine whether these Defendants are nevertheless entitled to summary judgment on Plaintiffsâ § 1983 claims on the grounds of qualified immunity. The defense of qualified immunity âshields government officials performing discretionary functions from liability for civil damages âinsofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.â â Scott v. Henrich, 39 F.3d 912, 914 (9th Cir.1994) (quoting Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800, 818, 102 S.Ct. 2727 , 73 L.Ed.2d 396 (1982)). The defense of qualified immunity requires a two-part analysis. First, the court must ask â as it did above â whether â[t]aken in the light most favorable to the party asserting the injury, do the facts alleged show the officerâs conduct violated a constitutional right?â Saucier v. Katz, 533 U.S. 194 , 201, 121 S.Ct. 2151 , 150 L.Ed.2d 272 (2001). Second, given that a violation could be found on a favorable view of Plaintiffsâ facts, the court must look to see whether the violated right was clearly established. Id. The âgeneral law regarding the medical treatment of prisoners was clearly establishedâ well before Werebâs death in 2008. See Clement v. Gomez, 298 F.3d 898, 906 (9th Cir.2002) (citing Hamilton v. Endell, 981 F.2d 1062, 1066 (9th Cir.1992)). Specifically, before 2008, it was âclearly established that officers could not intentionally deny or delay access to medical care.â Id. (citing Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 104-05 , 97 S.Ct. 285 , 50 L.Ed.2d 251 (1976)); see also Lolli, 351 F.3d at 421-22 (finding that officers accused of being deliberately indifferent to a diabetic detaineeâs medical needs were not entitled to summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity). Accordingly, the court finds that Mawae, Burgess, and Gomes are not entitled to qualified immunity. In opposition, Defendants contend that it was not clearly established in 2008 that monitoring a pretrial detainee via video was unconstitutional. The court need not reach this issue; Defendantsâ monitoring of Wereb over video is immaterial here where the evidence, when viewed in the light most favorable to Plaintiffs, would allow a reasonable factfinder to conclude that Mawae, Burgess, and Gomes were subjectively aware of and disregarded a substantial risk to Werebâs health. In sum, the court finds that a material question of fact exists concerning whether Mawae, Burgess, and Gomes were deliberately indifferent to Werebâs medical needs. Because Mawae, Burgess, and Gomes are not entitled to qualified immunity, the court DENIES summary judgment to these Defendants on Plaintiffsâ § 1983 claims. B. Plaintiffsâ Supervisory Liability Claims Plaintiffs contend that MPD Sergeants Burgess, Hankins, and Lee are liable as supervisors under § 1983. *919 1. Supervisory Liability Framework Supervisory officials âmay not be held liable for the unconstitutional conduct of their subordinates under a theory of respondeat superior.â Ashcroft v. Iqbal, â U.S. -, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 1948 , 173 L.Ed.2d 868 (2009). The term supervisory liability is therefore something of a âmisnomerâ because â[e]ach Government official, his or her title notwithstanding, is only liable for his or her own misconduct.â Id. at 1949 . Accordingly, supervisory officials âcannot be held liable unless they themselvesâ violated a constitutional right. Id. at 1952 . Thus, supervisors âcan be held liable for: 1) their own culpable action or inaction in the training, supervision, or control of subordinates; 2) their acquiescence in the constitutional deprivation of which a complaint is made; or 3) for conduct that showed a reckless or callous indifference to the rights of others.â Edgerly v. City & County of S.F., 599 F.3d 946, 961-62 (9th Cir.2010) (citing Cunningham v. Gates, 229 F.3d 1271, 1292 (9th Cir.2000)). 2. Failure to Train Application A supervisor is liable under § 1983 for failing to train subordinates when the failure to train amounts to deliberate indifference. Canell v. Lightner, 143 F.3d 1210, 1213 (9th Cir.1998) (citing City of Canton v. Harris, 489 U.S. 378, 388 , 109 S.Ct. 1197 , 103 L.Ed.2d 412 (1989)); see also Clement, 298 F.3d at 905 (holding that a plaintiff must allege facts showing that âin light of the duties assigned to specific officers or employees, the need for more or different training is obvious, and the inadequacy so likely to result in violations of constitutional rights, that the [supervisor] ... can reasonably be said to have been deliberately indifferent to the needâ) (quoting Canton, 489 U.S. at 389 , 109 S.Ct. 1197 ). A plaintiff must allege facts showing that the failure to train resulted from a defendantâs âdeliberateâ or âconsciousâ choice and that a sufficient causal connection exists between the supervisorâs wrongful conduct and the alleged constitutional violation. Canell, 143 F.3d at 1213 (citation omitted); Redman v. County of San Diego, 942 F.2d 1435, 1446-47 (9th Cir.1991). Burgess and Lee explained that MPD sergeants are not charged with training the PSAs. Pls.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 54:4-7; Pis.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 29:15-23. In turn, Plaintiffs present no evidence from which a reasonable factfinder could conclude that Hankins, Burgess, and Lee were responsible for training the PSAs. Instead, Plaintiffs rely exclusively on the disciplinary actions taken against Hankins, Burgess, and Lee â which found that these officers violated the requirement in General Order 103.1 § IV(B)(1) to âCommand, Lead, Direct, Train, Guide, & Superviseâ â in order to argue that Han-kins, Burgess, and Lee had a duty to train. Budge Decl. Ex. A at 2-4; see also Defs.â Supp. Ex. HH § IV(B)(1). 13 Although *920 § IV(B)(1) in part concerns training, the provision only obligates supervisory officers to train sworn police officers â and not civilian employees like the PSAs. Defs.â Supp. Ex. HH §§ III, IV(B)(1). 14 As a result, the record is devoid of evidence that Hankins, Burgess, and Lee had a duty or responsibility to train the PSAs. See Edgerly, 599 F.3d at 961-62 (finding that supervisory liability cannot be established merely on the basis that a supervisor is responsible for day-to-day operations and provides informal training to his or her subordinates). 3. Acquiescence and Reckless or Callous Indifference Application Plaintiffs next contend that supervisory liability is appropriate because Hankins, Burgess, and Lee acquiesced in a constitutional deprivation or their conduct showed a reckless or callous indifference to the rights of others. Plaintiffs only show, however, that Hankins, Burgess, and Lee acquiesced in failing to enforce MPDâs Monitoring Policy â not that these officers personally countenanced deprivations of constitutional rights by their subordinates. See Pls.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 58:10-13 (explaining that MPD employees at the Lahaina Police station did not follow MPDâs Monitoring Policy). Similarly, Plaintiffs have put forth no facts to show that in their roles as supervisors, Hankins, Burgess, and Lee acted unconstitutionally through any conduct that showed a reckless or callous indifference to the rights of others. 15 Accordingly, the court GRANTS summary judgment to Hankins, Burgess, and Lee on Plaintiffsâ supervisory liability claims under § 1983. C. Plaintiffsâ § 1983 Claims Against Maui County Plaintiffs allege that Maui County is liable pursuant to § 1983 based on Maui Countyâs failure to train Individual Defendants. Maui County disagrees, and seeks summary judgment. 1. Municipal Liability Framework Municipalities may be sued directly under § 1983 because they are legal âpersonsâ subject to § 1983 liability. Monell v. Depât of Social Servs. of N.Y., 436 U.S. 658, 690-91 , 98 S.Ct. 2018 , 56 L.Ed.2d *921 611 (1978). Because a municipality may not be held liable under a theory of respondeat superior, a municipality itself must inflict an injury to be liable under § 1983. Id. at 694, 98 S.Ct. 2018 . Municipalities may be liable pursuant to § 1983 for omissions, including the failure to train, when those omissions inflict constitutional injury and amount to the municipalityâs own official policy. Clouthier v. County of Contra Costa, 591 F.3d 1232, 1249 (9th Cir.2010) (citing Canton, 489 U.S. at 390 , 109 S.Ct. 1197 (1989)). 16 Liability may only be imposed for failure to train when that failure âreflects a âdeliberateâ or âconsciousâ choice by a municipality.â Canton, 489 U.S. at 389 , 109 S.Ct. 1197 . Further, failure to train claims âcan only yield liability against a municipality where that cityâs failure to train reflects deliberate indifference to the constitutional rights of its inhabitants.â Id. at 392 , 109 S.Ct. 1197 . Given these restrictions on municipal liability, a plaintiff seeking to impose liability against a county for failure to train must show: â(1) [A]n inadequate training program, (2) deliberate indifference on the part of the County in adequately training its law enforcement officers, and (3) [that] the inadequate training âactually causedâ a deprivation of [a plaintiffs] constitutional rights.â Merritt v. County of L.A., 875 F.2d 765, 770 (9th Cir.1989); see also Gibson v. County of Washoe, 290 F.3d 1175, 1194 (9th Cir.2002) (setting forth a similar three-prong test) (citation omitted). 17 Notably, the county policy amounting to deliberate indifference âcan be one of action or inaction.â Long v. County of L.A., 442 F.3d 1178, 1185 (9th Cir.2006) (citing Canton, 489 U.S. at 388 , 109 S.Ct. 1197 ). âDeliberate indifferenceâ in Cantonâs municipal liability context has a distinct meaning from the subjective deliberate indifference standard set forth for individual liability in Farmer. Canton, 489 U.S. at 390 , 109 S.Ct. 1197 ; see also Gibson, 290 F.3d at 1187 n. 8 (noting that deliberate indifference standards âsomewhat confusinglyâ differ). In the municipal context, deliberate indifference is an objective standard, not a subjective one. Canton, 489 U.S. at 390 , 109 S.Ct. 1197 ; see also Farmer, 511 U.S. at 840-41 , 114 S.Ct. 1970 (finding that Cantonâs objective deliberate indifference test applies to municipal, but not individual, defendants); Gibson, 290 F.3d at 1187 n. 8 (explaining that â[a]s opposed to the Farmer standard, ... the Canton stan *922 dard assigns liability even when a municipality has constructive notice that it needs to remedy its omissions in order to avoid violations of constitutional rightsâ) (citations omitted). Given that an objective deliberate indifference standard applies in the municipal liability context, municipal liability may be imposed when âthe need for more or different training is so obvious, and the inadequacy so likely to result in the violation of constitutional rights, that the policymakers of the city can reasonably be said to have been deliberately indifferent to the need.â Canton, 489 U.S. at 390 , 109 S.Ct. 1197 ; see also Bd. of County Commârs v. Brown, 520 U.S. 397, 407-09 , 117 S.Ct. 1382 , 137 L.Ed.2d 626 (1997) (explaining that deliberate indifference may be shown through a âpattern of tortious conduct by inadequately trained employeesâ or where âa violation of federal rights may be a highly predictable consequence of a failure to equip law enforcement officers with specific tools to handle recurring situationsâ). âWhether a local government has displayed a policy of deliberate indifference to the constitutional rights of its citizens is generally a jury question.â Gibson, 290 F.3d at 1194-95 (citation omitted). 2. Municipal Liability Application The court examines in turn the three elements of municipal liability for failure to train. See Merritt, 875 F.2d at 770 . a. Inadequate training program Drawing all inferences in favor of Plaintiffs, a reasonable factfinder could conclude that Maui County inadequately trained its employees to monitor the medical needs of detainees. Six MPD PSAs and sergeants stated that they were not trained on MPDâs Monitoring Policy. Pls.â Ex. F, Gomes Dep. at 23:17-20; Pls.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 37:2-8; Pis.â Ex. G, Tabios Dep. at 42:6-11; Pls.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 61:19-22, 108:13-16; Pis.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 65:17-24; Pls.â Ex. H, Hankins Dep. at 58:7-10. Maui Countyâs employees did not receive training on what to look for when monitoring detainees via video, Pis.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 29:4-7; Pls.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 29:13-15; Pis.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 14:12-14, and did not receive training on how to determine if detainees were at risk for alcohol withdrawal or experiencing symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. Pls.â Ex. F, Gomes Dep. at 18:19-19:22; Pls.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 24:18-21; Pls.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 31:17-20; Pls.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 47:10-21, 45:5-21. Maui Countyâs employeesâ lack of training is apparent in their confusion about MPDâs Monitoring Policy and their widely divergent views about what MPDâs Monitoring Policy required. Pls.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 36:2-9; Pls.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 61:11-15; Pls.â Ex. A, Phillips Dep. at 74:12-76:4 (stating that employees had to monitor the detainees with in-person visual checks every fifteen minutes); Pls.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 60:3-12 (stating that in-person visual checks are required every eight hours); Pls.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 33:4-25 (stating that in-person visual checks are required every eight hours); Pls.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 44:18-46:21 (stating that he understood MPDâs Monitoring Policy never to require in-person visual checks). Moreover, also when viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to Plaintiffs, Maui Countyâs failure to adequately train is evident by the fact that as a matter of practice, Maui County employees did not follow MPDâs Monitoring Policy and instead monitored all detainees exclusively through video monitoring without conducting in-person visual checks. Pls.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 58:10-13; Pls.â Ex. F, Gomes Dep. at 28:15-20, 36:17-20. Individual De *923 fendantsâ failure to conduct any in-person checks on Wereb supports the conclusion that Maui County employees had a practice of not following MPDâs Monitoring Policy. See Pls.â Ex. F, Gomes Dep. at 29:3-32:7, 36:12-16; Pls.â Ex. C, Alvarez Dep. at 17:9-20:5, 22:6-12; Pls.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 61:2-21; Pls.â Ex. H, Han-kins Dep. at 32:17-18; Pls.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 88:20-22; Pls.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 44:14-17. The evidence suggests that employees would have conducted in-person visual checks on detainees had they been trained to do so. Pls.â Ex. F, Gomes Dep. at 37:2-14; Pls.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 65:22-66:5. Based on this evidence, a reasonable factfinder could conclude that Maui County inadequately trained its employees to monitor detainees to determine if they needed medical care. b. Deliberate indifference by Maui County Again drawing all inferences in favor of Plaintiffs, a reasonable factfinder could find that Maui Countyâs inadequate training of its employees was deliberately indifferent. A reasonable factfinder could find that the failure to provide detainees with the right to medical care was an obvious consequence of Maui Countyâs employeesâ failure to closely monitor detainees or view them in person. The fact that Wereb lay motionless for approximately twenty-seven hours before he was found dead supports the conclusion that detainees were not monitored with a level of care required to notice even the most basic of medical needs. Further, given the known drawbacks of monitoring by video â including the inability to spot signs of medical distress like sweating, shaking, or changes in skin color â it should have been obvious to Maui County that monitoring detainees exclusively by video would deprive county employees of an accurate understanding of detaineesâ medical needs. The danger of Maui Countyâs failure to train its employees in monitoring was further exacerbated by the fact the detainees in Maui are particularly likely to require medical care. MPDâs Chief of Police, as well as many MPD employees, are aware that a large population of homeless alcoholics live in Maui and frequent the Lahaina Police Station. Pls.â Ex A, Phillips Dep. at 18:12-25; Pls.â Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 30:23-31:9; Pls.â Ex. D, Amano Dep. at 27:14-19; Pls.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 51:21-24, 52:11-15; Pls.â Ex. F., Gomes Dep. at 13:3-9, Pls.â Ex. C, Alvarez Dep. at 63:20-22. As a result, it should have been obvious to Maui County that its employees would likely encounter detainees experiencing alcohol withdrawal, which can be accompanied by serious and life-threatening side effects. Jarris Deck, Ex. 1 ¶¶ 4, 5; Rosazza Deck ¶ 2 (âThe risks associated with alcohol withdrawal have long been known to the law enforcement and correctional community.â). Given these facts, and the fact that the question of a municipalityâs deliberate indifference is generally a jury question, Gibson, 290 F.3d at 1194-95 , the court finds that a question of fact remains on the issue of Maui Countyâs deliberate indifference. c. Causation Finally, a question of fact exists concerning whether Maui Countyâs inadequate training âactually causedâ Werebâs death. Plaintiffsâ experts assert that Werebâs death would have been avoided by more vigilant monitoring. Jarris Deck Ex. 1 at 6; Spritz Deck Ex. 1 at 5-6; Rosazza Deck Ex. 1 at 6. Maui County disagrees. Accordingly, a question of fact remains on whether Maui Countyâs failure to train was the moving force behind the violation of Werebâs rights. *924 In sum, the court finds that a reasonable jury could find that Maui County had an inadequate training program, was deliberately indifferent in training its employees, and that deliberate indifference âactually causedâ Werebâs death. See Merritt, 875 F.2d at 770 (setting forth the municipal liability standard for failure to train). Questions of fact therefore remain and the court DENIES summary judgment to Maui County on Plaintiffsâ § 1988 claims. D. Plaintiffsâ State Law Wrongful Death Claim Plaintiffs allege that Individual Defendants and Maui County are liable for wrongful death pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statute (âHRSâ) § 663-3. Individual Defendants contend that they are entitled to summary judgment on the wrongful death claim because they are entitled to state law immunity. âHawaii law provides that a nonjudicial government official has a qualified or conditional privilege with respect to his or her tortious actions taken in the performance of his or her public duty.â Edenfield v. Estate of Willets, 2006 WL 1041724 , at *11 (D.Haw. Apr. 14, 2006) (citing Towse v. State of Hawaii, 64 Haw. 624, 631 , 647 P.2d 696, 702 (1982)); see also Medeiros v. Kondo, 55 Haw. 499, 504 , 522 P.2d 1269, 1272 (1974). Government officials are not entitled to immunity, however, when a plaintiff âdemonstrate^ by clear and convincing proof that those officials were stirred by malice and not by an otherwise proper purpose.â Towse, 64 Haw. at 631 , 647 P.2d at 702 . The Hawaii Supreme Court has ârealize[d] that the word malice has acquired a plethora of definitions,â id., and has defined malice differently in different contexts. For defamation claims, Hawaii uses a âreasonable manâ test to determine malice. Id. For other tort law claims, however, Hawaii courts apply an âactual maliceâ test. Awakuni v. Awana, 115 Hawai'i 126, 140-41 , 165 P.3d 1027, 1041-42 (2007) (considering âactual maliceâ to determine immunity in the context of an alleged breach of fiduciary duty); Edenfield, 2006 WL 1041724 , at *12 (considering âactual maliceâ to determine immunity for claims of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress); Ogden v. County of Maui, 554 F.Supp.2d 1141, 1153 (D.Haw.2008) (considering âactual maliceâ to determine immunity for a negligence claim). To determine whether a defendant acted with actual malice, âthe phrase âmalicious or improper purposeâ should be defined in its ordinary and usual sense.â Awakuni, 115 Hawai'i at 141 , 165 P.3d at 1042 . Malice is therefore defined as âthe intent, without justification or excuse, to commit a wrongful act, reckless disregard of the law or of a personâs legal rights, and ill will; wickedness of heart.â Id. (quoting Blackâs Law Dictionary 976 (8th ed.2004)) (internal quotation marks omitted). The existence or absence of malice is generally a question for the jury. Runnels v. Okamoto, 56 Haw. 1, 5 , 525 P.2d 1125, 1129 (1974). The court may rule on the issue of malice as a matter of law, however, when the presence or absence of malice is demonstrated via uncontroverted affidavits or depositions. Id. Based on the previous discussion about Individual Defendantsâ potential liability for constitutional violations, a reasonable jury could find that Mawae, Burgess, and Gomes acted with an improper purpose or in reckless disregard of the law when they subjectively realized that Wereb faced a substantial risk of harm but failed to check on Wereb or summon help. The court concludes that there is a genuine issue of fact as to whether Mawae, Burgess, and Gomes were motivated by *925 malice or an improper purpose. Accordingly, the court finds that Mawae, Burgess, and Gomes are not entitled to summary judgment on the basis of immunity. As for Hankins, Lee, Amano, Alvarez, and Kia, the affidavits and depositions demonstrate that these Defendants did not act with malice. Because this evidence is uncontroverted, these Defendants are entitled to state law immunity. In opposition, Plaintiffs contend that Amano, Alvarez, and Kia are not entitled to state law immunity because they are not âgovernment officialsâ and lack âpolice powers.â Plaintiffs present no support for their contention that PSAs are not government officials shielded by immunity. Amano, Alvarez, and Kia were sued based on their performance of their duties as employees of Maui County. As a result, Amano, Alvarez, and Kia are âgovernment officialsâ within the meaning of Towse. See Pahk v. Hawaii, 109 F.Supp.2d 1262, 1269 (D.Haw.2000) (holding that â[u]nder Hawaii law, a nonjudicial government official performing a public duty enjoys the protection of what has been termed a qualified or conditional privilegeâ) (citing Towse, 64 Haw. at 631 , 647 P.2d at 702 ). Accordingly, the court DENIES summary judgment to Mawae, Burgess, and Gomes on Plaintiffsâ wrongful death claims and GRANTS summary judgment to Han-kins, Lee, Amano, Alvarez, and Kia on Plaintiffsâ wrongful death claims. 18 V. CONCLUSION Based on the above, the court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Individual Defendantsâ Motion for Summary Judgment and DENIES Defendant Maui Countyâs Motion for Summary Judgment. Specifically, the court GRANTS summary judgment on all counts to Kia, Amano, Alvarez, Hankins, and Lee. Plaintiffsâ § 1983 claims remain against Mawae, Burgess, and Gomes in their individual capacities, and against Maui County based on a failure to train. Plaintiffsâ state law wrongful death claims also remain against Mawae, Burgess, Gomes, and Maui County- IT IS SO ORDERED. 1 . The parties dispute the exact cause of Wereb's death. 2 . For ease of reading, the court references the days at issue â Friday September 26, 2008 through Monday September 29, 2008 â -by the days of the week rather than the dates. 3 . Individual Defendants and Maui County submit the same Declaration from their counsel Moana Lutey and attach the same set of exhibits to this Declaration. For ease of reference, the court refers to these exhibits simply as Defendantsâ Exhibits. 4 .When citing to exhibits with deposition transcripts, the court cites to the deposition pages and not the sequential exhibit pages. 5 . For ease of reference, the court hereafter refers to the exhibits attached to Erik Heipt's Declaration as simply as Plaintiffs' Exhibits. 6 . Alvarez monitored the detainees, including Wereb, during this time. Defs.' Ex. C at 4-5. 7 . Exhibit A is unnumbered, but the court counts its pages sequentially. 8 . In deposition, Lee testified: Q. [Plaintiff's counsel questioning]. Why didnât you conduct any of these in-person checks that we've just discussed? A. [Lee], Because we do a constant visual on the monitor every 15 minutes. Q. Okay. So, did you believe based on your training that that's all you had to do? A. Yes. Q. And would that also be why you didnât ensure that your PSA[s] did any of these in-person physical type checks that we've just been talking about? A. Yes. Q. And was it your understanding back then at least that no matter how long a person was staying at the police station holding facilities, you could do all of your checks by way of looking at the monitor? A. Yes. Pis.' Ex. B, Lee Dep. at 46:6-21. 9 . In the First Amended Complaint, Plaintiffs allege that Defendants are liable under § 1983 for violating Wereb's Eighth and/or Fourteenth Amendment rights. The court construes the First Amended Complaint to allege violations of Werebâs Fourteenth Amendment but not Eighth Amendment rights, however, because the Due Process Clause, rather than the Eighth Amendment, applies to pretrial detainees like Wereb. See Bell v. Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520 , 537 n. 16, 99 S.Ct. 1861 , 60 L.Ed.2d 447 (1979). 10 . Notably, Plaintiffs refer to Defendants collectively and do not individually address each Individual Defendant's subjective knowledge. Because subjective knowledge is inherently a person-by-person determination, the court cannot adopt Plaintiffsâ en masse approach. Although the court considers the evidence presented concerning each Defendant individually, the court has no duty âto scour the record in search of a genuine issue of triable fact,â and may "rely on the nonmoving party to identify with reasonable particularity the evidence that precludes summary judgment.â Keenan v. Allan, 91 F.3d 1275, 1279 (9th Cir.1996) (internal quotation marks omitted). 11 . In deposition, Burgess testified: Q. [Plaintiffs counsel questioning]. Sure. Do you realize that Mr. Wereb may not have been dead during some of those hours, but he could have been unconscious or in a coma? A. [Burgess]. If you ask me if, if thatâs possible? Q. Yeah. A. It's possible. Q. Did you realize that then in September 2008 on this shift? A. Yes. Pis.â Ex. E, Burgess Dep. at 93:12-20. 12 . In deposition, Gomes testified: Q. [Plaintiffâs counsel questioning]. What about Dennis Wereb, what were you looking for him when you looked at the monitor? A. [Gomes], That he was there. Q. Was he there? A. Yes. Q. Is that all you were looking for? A. If he was moving. Q. And he wasnât moving, was he? A. No. Q. Iâm wondering why you didn't follow up on that. A. I don't know. Pis.' Ex. F, Gomes Dep. at 56:24-57:11. 13 . Defendants contend that the disciplinary actions against Hankins, Burgess, and Lee are inadmissible subsequent remedial measures under Federal Rule of Evidence 407. Rule 407 provides that "evidence of subsequent remedial measures is not admissible to prove negligence, culpable conduct, a defect in a product, a defect in a productâs design, or a need for a warning or instruction.â Rule 407 âdoes not require the exclusion of evidence of subsequent measures when offered for another purpose....â Although Rule 407 itself is silent on the admission of subsequent remedial measures to show existence of a duty, the Advisory Committee Note to Rule 407 lists "existence of a dutyâ as one of the allowable purposes for which evidence of a subsequent remedial measure may be admitted. Fed. R.Evid. 407 (advisory committee note); see also Weinstein's Fed. Evid. § 407.06[3]; Carstens Packing Co. v. Swinney, 186 F. 50, 53 (9th Cir.1911) (admitting evidence of subsequent safety measures taken by the defendant that "tended to point out the duty of the defendantâ). Before admitting evidence of a subsequent remedial measure in order to *920 show the existence of a duty, "the trial judge should be satisfied that the need for such evidence is substantial, that the issue is actually in dispute, and that the plaintiff's need outweighs the danger of its misuse by the jury.â Weinsteinâs Fed. Evid. § 407.06[3], Here, Plaintiffs submit evidence that Han-kins, Burgess, and Lee were disciplined to show that the sergeants had a duty to train the PSAs. Plaintiffs' need for such evidence is substantial because Plaintiffs must show that Hankins, Burgess, and Lee were responsible for training the PSAs in order to show that these officersâ inaction was culpable. Further, the issue of the sergeants' duty to train is actually in dispute because Hankins, Burgess, and Lee contest Plaintiffs' assertion that they had a duty to train. Finally, there is little danger of misuse of the evidence here where (1) the issue is not yet before the jury and (2) liability will not automatically follow if the court concludes Hankins, Burgess, and Lee did, in fact, have a duty to train the PSAs. Accordingly, the court DENIES without prejudice Defendants' evidentiary objection regarding the disciplinary records and, for the purposes of these motions, considers the disciplinary actions to the extent they show that Hankins, Burgess, and Lee had a duty to train the PSAs. 14 . Specifically, although the three supervisors were disciplined for failing to "lead, direct, train, guide, and supervise officers in their assigned duties,â Defs.' Suppl. Ex. HH § IV(B)(I), "officersâ are defined to include only commissioned police officers, not PSAs. 15 . As discussed above, however, Plaintiffs have raised a genuine question of material fact whether Burgess was deliberately indifferent to Wereb's serious medical needs when Burgess himself monitored Wereb. 16 . Additionally, municipalities may be liable pursuant to § 1983 for either (1) implementation of official policies or established customs that inflict constitutional injury; or (2) when âthe individual who committed the constitutional tort was an official with final policy-making authority or such an official ratified a subordinate's unconstitutional decision or action and the basis for it.â Clouthier v. County of Contra Costa, 591 F.3d 1232, 1249-50 (9th Cir.2010). These bases for municipal liability are not at issue here. 17 . Additionally, Gibson v. County of Washoe, 290 F.3d 1175, 1194 (9th Cir.2002) (citing Amos v. City of Page, 257 F.3d 1086, 1094 (9th Cir.2001)), states that a plaintiff seeking to impose liability against a county for deliberate indifference must show that âa County employee violated [the plaintiff's] rights.â Plaintiffs contend that such a showing of individual liability is not a prerequisite to a finding of liability by Maui County. Pls.â Opp'n to Maui County's Mot. for Summ. J. at 27; see also Gibson, 290 F.3d at 1186 n. 7 (noting that the requirement that individual defendants have violated a plaintiffâs constitutional rights in order to find municipal liability "has been rejected as [] inflexibleâ). Because a genuine issue of material fact remains as to whether Mawae, Burgess, and Gomes acted with deliberate indifference to Werebâs serious medical needs in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment, the court need not reach the issue of whether Maui County could remain liable without a finding of individual liability. 18 . Further, because a question of material fact remains as to whether Mawae, Burgess, and Gomes were motivated by malice or an improper purpose, a material question of fact likewise remains concerning whether Maui County is entitled to immunity. See Kahale v. City & County of Honolulu, 104 Hawai'i 341, 349 , 90 P.3d 233, 241 (2004) (holding that a municipality is "subject to the stateâs tort laws in the same manner as any other private tortfeasorâ); Lane v. Yamamoto, 2 Haw.App. 176, 628 P.2d 634, 636 (Haw.Ct.App.1981) (holding that under Hawaii law, a municipality may be held liable under a theory of respondeat superior for an employee's tortious act that is committed with malice and within the scope of an employeeâs employment). The court therefore DENIES summary judgment to Maui County on Plaintiffsâ wrongful death claims.
Case Information
- Court
- D. Haw.
- Decision Date
- July 28, 2010
- Status
- Precedential