Legal Opinion
Melisa Richmond v. Rubab Huq
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 20, 2017No. 16-2560PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERNICE BOUIE DONALD, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Melisa Richmond was incarcerated in the Wayne County Jail from December 26, 2012 through February 13, 2013. While in the custody of the Jail, Richmond received treatment for a self-inflicted burn wound on her chest as well as for psychological needs. Richmond contends that she received constitutionally inadequate treatment for her burn wound, which necessitated skin grafting surgery shortly after her release from the Jail’s custody. She also contends that she was unconstitutionally deprived of her psychiatric medication for over two weeks…
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