Legal Opinion
Willie H. Bozeman v. Silas Orum, III
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 31, 2005No. 04-11073, 04-11722PublishedCited by 167 opinions
1Per curiam
Mario Haggard was killed as a result of a struggle with correctional officers while a pretrial detainee at the Montgomery County Detention Facility (“MCDF”) in Alabama. Through Haggard’s guardian, Plaintiff Willie Bozeman, Haggard’s estate brought this civil suit for money damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The suit made claims against the correctional officers and alleged excessive force and deliberate indifference to serious medical needs. Plaintiff also brought claims against MCDF supervisors and nurses. The district court denied qualified immunity to the Officers but granted summary judgment…
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