Layman v. Alexander.

• Position: MEDICAL CARE - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

DELAY IN CARE

FAILURE TO PROVIDE CARE

Layman v. Alexander, 294 F.Supp.2d 784 (W.D.N.C. 2003). The guardian of an arrestee brought a civil rights action alleging violation of the arrestee's Fourteenth Amendment rights. The district court dismissed the case in part, and denied dismissal in part. The district court held that the guardian stated a claim that jailers thoughtlessly disregarded the consequences, or were heedlessly indifferent to the safety and right of the...