United States Eighth Circuit
Winters v. Arkansas Dep't of Health & Human Servs., 06-2787
In a suit alleging claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983, the Americans With Disabilities Act, and the Rehabilitation Act brought after plaintiff's father died while a pretrial detainee in the county jail on a state law charge of criminal trespass, a judgment for defendants is affirmed as the district court correctly concluded that: 1) decedent was not discriminated against on the basis of his disability; and 2) there was no deliberate indifference to decedent's serious medical needs, nor was there a policy or custom to deprive mentally ill citizens of treatment.
Appellate Information
- Decided 06/29/2007
- Published 06/29/2007
Judges
- HANSEN, Circuit Judge., Before COLLOTON, HANSEN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Eighth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Luther Oneal Sutter, Little Rock, Arkansas.
- For Appellees:
- Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellees Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services and John Selig is Rick D. Hogan, Little Rock, Arkansas., Counsel who presented argument on behalf of appellee Keith Ferguson is Michael R. Rainwater, Little Rock, Arkansas.