Estate of Carter v. City of Detroit.

• Position: Estate of Carter v. City of Detroit, 408 F.3d 305 - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE

PRE-TRIAL DETAINEE

EMERGENCY CARE

Estate of Carter v. City of Detroit, 408 F.3d 305 (6th Cir. 2005). The estate of a detainee who died while in custody brought a state court [section] 1983 action that was removed to federal court. The district court denied a police officer's motion for summary judgment and the officer appealed. The appeals court affirmed, finding that summary judgment was precluded by genuine issues of material fact as to whether the officer was deliberately indifferent to the detainee's serious medical needs. The detainee suffered a heart attack while in custody and was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Shortly after the...