Sullivan v. Bornemann.

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U.S. Appeals Court

RESTRAINTS

RIGHT TO REFUSE

Sullivan v. Bornemann, 384 F.3d 372 (7th Cir. 2004). An arrestee brought an action against police officers and hospital staff. He had been arrested for disorderly conduct but jail staff refused to admit him to confinement without medical clearance because of his high breathalyzer test result. The arresting officers took him to the emergency room of a local hospital where he failed to voluntarily produce a urine sample. The emergency room doctor ordered a catheterization, and the officers restrained the arrestee during the brief procedure. The district court entered judgment for the defendants and the arrestee appealed. The appeals court affirmed. The...

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