Ted Hamilton v. James Singleton

In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, Ted Hamilton—a former pretrial detainee at the Hempstead County Detention Center (HCDC)—claimed, inter alia, that Hemp-stead County Sheriff James Singleton was deliberately indifferent to his serious medi-

caí needs by releasing him from HCDC with a leg monitor one day prior to a scheduled surgery (release claim), and that Singleton was deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs by refusing to pay for his surgery after his release (refusal-to-pay claim). The district court 1 adversely decided the refusal-to-pay claim in a decision addressing…