Legal Opinion
Watkins v. City of Battle Creek
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 11, 2001No. 00-1502PublishedCited by 229 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RALPH P. GUY, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which HULL, D.J., joined. MOORE, J. (pp. 687-690), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
RALPH B. GUY, JR., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, Lily V. Watkins, Personal Representative for the Estate of Ralph L. Watkins, Jr. (Watkins), appeals from the order granting summary judgment in favor of defendants on claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Watkins died in custody from a cocaine overdose after denying that he had ingested cocaine and refusing medical treatment. Plaintiff challenges the district court’s conclusion that…
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