Lorraine Havard v. Wayne County’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Ashcroft v. Iqbal · Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Anderson v. Creighton · Farmer v. Brennan
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“Applying the ruling in Crumpton to these facts, the complaint states a claim that Barker’s injuries were sustained during the time period following her birth, while she was transported to the hospital, and that the cause of her injuries was the lack of adequate medical care during and immediately after birth. The defendants had sufficient warning that the child was on the way and did not get her the medical care she needed immediately prior to, during, and after her birth. On these facts, a jury could conclude that because of the defendants’ deliberate indifference to Chelsie Barker’s serious medical needs, she was not in a hospital at the time of her birth, the physicians and the facilities of the hospital were not available to resuscitate her when she was born, and she was not resuscitated until she arrived at the hospital.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Although this argument has some logical appeal, cf. Danese v. Asman, 875 F.2d 1239, 1244 (6th Cir.1989) (holding that prison officials are not “required to screen prisoners correctly to find out if they need help”), it is simply unreasonable in the context of this case. This case presents a situation where the medical need was blatantly obvious and the medical risks were great. It takes very little foresight to anticipate that a baby will appear soon after labor begins. Holding that Defendants were required to respond to that medical need does not impose a duty on them beyond what the law already clearly establishes: prison officials cannot deliberately ignore the obvious and serious medical needs of those within — or imminently to be within — their custody.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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