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· 12/10/2009

Spears Ex Rel. Estate of McCargo v. Ruth

Citations

  • 589 F.3d 249
  • 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 26851
  • 2009 WL 4668576

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing “that a detainee lying face down, unresponsive and exhibiting symptoms of delirium tremens showed medical need sufficient for lay people to recognize he needed medical attention”
  • explaining that officer was entitled to rely on assessments of medical professionals

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Martin, Sutton, Reeves

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