Natale v. Camden County Correctional Facility.

• Position: MEDICAL CARE - Negligence - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

FAILURE TO PROVIDE CARE

DELAY IN CARE

Natale v. Camden County Correctional Facility, 318 F.3d 575 (3rd Cir. 2003). A detainee who was an insulin-dependent diabetic, brought claims under [section] 1981 and [section] 1983 in state court, alleging that he suffered a stroke due to a delay in the administration of insulin during his first twenty-one hours of incarceration. The case was removed to federal court, where summary judgment was granted to the defendants. The detainee appealed. The appeals court reversed and remanded, finding that fact questions precluded summary judgment on the detainee's claim that his right to adequate medical...