Crocker v. County of Macomb.U.S. District Court SUICIDE Crocker v. County of Macomb, 285 F.Supp.2d 971 (E.D.Mich. 2003). The personal representative of the estate of deceased deceased 1) adj. dead. 2) n. the person who has died, as used in the handling of his/her estate, probate of will and other proceedings after death, or in reference to the victim of a homicide (as: "The deceased had been shot three times. arrestee ARRESTEE, law of Scotland. He in whose hands a debt, or property in his possession, has been arrested by a regular arrestment. If, in contempt of the arrestment, he shall make payment of the sum, or deliver the goods arrested to the common debtor, he is not only liable criminally for brought a [section] 1983 action against a county and officials, alleging they were deliberately indifferent INDIFFERENT. To have no bias nor partiality. 7 Conn. 229. A juror, an arbitrator, and a witness, ought to be indifferent, and when they are not so, they may be challenged. See 9 Conn. 42. to the serious medical needs of the inmate INMATE. One who dwells in a part of another's house, the latter dwelling, at the same time, in the said house. Kitch. 45, b; Com. Dig. Justices of the Peace, B 85; 1 B. & Cr. 578; 8 E. C. L. R. 153; 2 Dowl. & Ry. 743; 8 B. & Cr. 71; 15 E. C. L. R. 154; 2 Man. & Ry. 227; 9 B. & Cr. , who committee suicide in a holding cell. The court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants, finding that the arrestee did not demonstrate a strong likelihood of taking his own life, as required to trigger a due process right to reasonable protection. The arrestee was brought to the county jail on an outstanding warrant. The admitting officer noted that the arrestee smelled like alcohol but saw that he was able to walk and talk without difficulty, remember telephone numbers, and use the telephone. The arrestee was placed in a holding cell with a telephone where he made more than twenty calls during the two hours he was held. He was discovered hanging from the telephone cord approximately two hours after he was admitted. The court noted that the arrestee's behavior while confined con·fine v. con·fined, con·fin·ing, con·fines v.tr. 1. To keep within bounds; restrict: Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand. See Synonyms at limit. indicated an awareness of the present and a concern for the future, indicative of a person wanting to live, not die. (Macomb County Jail, Michigan) |
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