Legal Opinion
Grayson v. Peed
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1999No. 98-23835PublishedCited by 587 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING and Senior Judge BUTZNER joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Chief Judge:
On March 25, 1995, Gerald Collins was arrested and transported to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. The following day Collins was declared brain dead. Appellant brought suit on behalf of Collins’ estate pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that the arresting officer, the sheriff in charge of the detention center, and Fairfax County had violated Collins’ constitutional rights. The district court granted summary judgment to all…
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