Legal Opinion
Carolyn Graham, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Terance Anthony Graham v. County of Washtenaw
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 10, 2004No. 02-1614PublishedCited by 218 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.
This case arises from the tragic death of Terance Anthony Graham. 1 Mr. Graham died in police custody shortly after secretly ingesting large quantities of cocaine upon being arrested for an unrelated marijuana offense. Carolyn Graham, the personal representative of Mr. Graham’s estate, sued Washtenaw County pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the County’s policy regarding the provision of medical care to prisoners in the County jail contributed to Mr. Graham’s death. The district court granted the County’s motion for summary judgment. For the…
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