Legal Opinion
Suetta Smith v. County of Lenawee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 20, 2012No. 11-1523UnpublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Suetta Smith filed suit on behalf of her deceased daughter Brenda Smith, who died while incarcerated in the Lenawee County, Michigan jail. Smith was taken into custody for a parole violation on Friday, April 27, 2007. The following Monday morning she died of a seizure brought on by delirium tremens. The two-count amended complaint alleges deliberate indifference to her serious medical needs in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and gross negligence under Michigan law. The amended complaint names the County, the sheriff, the off-site doctor in charge…
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