Pena ex rel. Estate of Cornell v. Givens

PER CURIAM: *

This case arises from George Cornell’s tragic death at a state-run psychiatric emergency room. His representative sued the doctors, nurses, and technicians who treated him and the hospital supervisors for violations of his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The district court denied the defendants’ motions for summary judgment on the grounds of qualified immunity. The defendants bring this interlocutory appeal asserting that they are entitled to such immunity. We reverse.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In February 2011, Cornell arrived at a fire station and complained…