Legal Opinion
Lanman v. Hinson
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 17, 2008No. 06-2263PublishedCited by 750 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.
On January 5, 2002, Eugene Lanman was admitted to Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital. The next day, while suffering psychiatric delusions, he attacked a staff member. Lanman was immediately restrained by staff and administered medication to calm him down. During the attempt to restrain Lanman, he stopped breathing and never regained consciousness. He died seventeen days later after being taken off life support. His personal representative brought this action against the staff of the hospital, alleging violation of Lanman’s constitutional rights in…
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