Legal Opinion
Belcher v. Oliver
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1990No. 89-2918PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
On September 23, 1986, plaintiff’s father, Arthur Belcher, committed suicide by hanging himself while detained at the Clendenin City jail on charges of public intoxication and hazardous driving. Plaintiff contends that the failure of jail officials to remove Belcher’s belt and shoes and afford him medical screening and treatment constituted impermissible punishment under Bell v. Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520, 99 S.Ct. 1861, 60 L.Ed.2d 447 (1979), and “deliberate indifference” to his serious medical needs under *34the standard enunciated in Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 97…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Davis v. SchererSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by80 opinions
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- Grayson v. PeedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
- Sharon Temkin Bruce M. Temkin v. Frederick County Commissioners Glen Marion Selby, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Randy James Barber, Administrator of the Estate of Kenneth Robert Barber, Deceased v. City of Salem, OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- Colburn v. Upper Darby TownshipCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
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