U.S. Appeals Court: MEDICAL CARE.

• Position: Prisoners and prisons - Brief Article

Napier v. Madison County. KY., 238 F.3d 739(6th Cir. 2001). An arrestee who suffered from complete kidney failure and who was kept from scheduled dialysis treatment during his period of detention, brought a [ss] 1983 action against a county and jail officials. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants and the appeals court affirmed. The appeals court held that the detainee failed to show any detrimental effects from the delay in...