United States Sixth Circuit

Denial of a motion for summary judgment in a civil rights action involving the death of an inmate from dehydration is reversed in part as to specific defendants who were improperly denied qualified immunity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/06/2006
• Published 02/06/2006

Judges

• Before:  MOORE and SUTTON, Circuit Judges;  BUNNING, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Kevin R. Himebaugh, Office of the Attorney General, Corrections Division, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellants.  Paul W. Broschay, Fieger, Fieger, Kenney & Johnson, Southfield, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Kevin R. Himebaugh, Office of the Attorney General, Corrections Division, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellants.  Paul W. Broschay, Tammy J. Reiss, Geoffrey N. Fieger, Fieger, Fieger, Kenney & Johnson, Southfield, Michigan, for Appellee.