Hartsfield v. Colburn.

• Position: PRETRIAL DETENTION - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

MEDICAL CARE

Hartsfield v. Colburn, 371 F.3d 454 (8th Cir. 2004). A pretrial detainee brought a [section] 1983 action asserting that jail personnel were deliberately indifferent to his medical needs. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants and the detainee appealed. The appeals court affirmed in part and reversed in part, finding that fact issues precluded summary judgment on the deliberate indifference claim and whether a jail custom or policy contributed...