Legal Opinion
Collins v. Al-Shami
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 20, 2017No. 15-3179PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Following an arrest for driving while intoxicated, Kenneth Collins was booked into the Jackson County Jail in Indiana. Collins later sued a jail physician and the physician’s employer (a private corporation) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Indiana state law, claiming that the doctor had provided inadequate medical care to Collins during his detention. The district court awarded summary judgment to defendants, and we affirm.
I. Background
On August 12, 2012, Kenneth Collins was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Collins was a regular drinker, and he drank…
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