Legal Opinion
Lancaster v. Monroe County
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 11, 1997No. 96-6735PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
Harold Michael Lancaster died from an injury he sustained while in custody at the county jail in Monroe County, Alabama. Cy-linda Lancaster, Lancaster’s widow and the administratrix of his estate, claims that Monroe County, the Monroe County Commission, Sheriff Thomas Tate, and Jailers Robert Rankins, Eddie Wells, and Ann Jackson are liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law for failing to provide Lancaster with adequate medical treatment or supervision while he was in custody. The district court granted summary judgment to all defendants. We reverse in part and affirm…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Burnette v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- Lancaster v. Monroe CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Duff v. SteubCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
- Tlamka v. SerrellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
- Cobb v. MarshallDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 2007
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