United States Sixth Circuit

In a wrongful death action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983, denial of qualified immunity to defendant-police officers is affirmed where the evidence was sufficient to establish that they violated plaintiff's Fourteenth Amendment right to adequate medical care while in their custody.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/07/2005
• Published 07/07/2005

Judges

• Before:  MARTIN and ROGERS, Circuit Judges;  FORESTER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Wilson G. Weisenfelder, Jr., Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis, Cincinnati, Ohio, Richard Ganulin, City Solicitor's Office for the City of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants.  Paul B. Martins, Helmer, Martins, Rice & Popham Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Wilson G. Weisenfelder, Jr., Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis, Cincinnati, Ohio, Richard Ganulin, City Solicitor's Office for the City of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, Ravert J. Clark, Arenstein & Gallagher, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants.  Paul B. Martins, James B. Helmer, Jr., John J. Helbling, Mark T. Tillar, Helmer, Martins, Rice & Popham Co., L.P.A., Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee.