United States Sixth Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit brought against a city, police officers, and firefighters/EMTs, denial of qualified immunity for the officers pursuant to a holding that they unreasonably cut off access to medical care for decedent without providing an adequate alternative is reversed where the officers did not violate decedent's constitutional rights under the circumstances.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/18/2007
• Published 01/18/2007

Judges

• Before SILER, GILMAN, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Peter J. Stackpole, City of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.  Jay P. Cauhorn, Erpenbeck & Blank, Covington, Kentucky, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Peter J. Stackpole, City of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.  Jay P. Cauhorn, Erpenbeck & Blank, Covington, Kentucky, for Appellee.