Estate of Allen v. City of Rockford.

• Position: Violation of due process - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

MEDICAL CARE

Estate of Allen v. City of Rockford, 349 F.3d 1015 (7th Cir. 2003). A pretrial detainee sued a city and several police officers under [section] 1983, alleging due process violations stemming from unwanted medical treatment received at a hospital following her arrest for driving under the influence of drugs. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. The appeals court affirmed. The appeals court held that the officers owed the detainee a duty of care and safety during the time that the detainee was at the hospital, and that the officers' failure to intervene with the forcible medical treatment of the detainee did not violate her due...