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Sheriff's Delay Or Denial Of Detainee's Serious Medical Needs Ruled Sufficient To Defeat Summary Judgment Motion

The Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals ruled that a sergeant's actions that resulted in delay or denial of medical care to a county jail detainee who subsequently died from alcohol withdrawal seizures were sufficient to defeat a summary judgment motion, thus permitting the constitutional question of his alleged deliberate ...

 

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