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Arrington-Bey v. City of Bedford Heights, Ohio

Petition for certiorari denied on January 16, 2018
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-543 6th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issues: (1) Whether a finding that individual officers are entitled to qualified immunity forecloses municipal liability under 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 for deliberate indifference that causes a constitutional violation; and (2) whether police or jail officers are deliberately indifferent to a serious medical need under clearly established law when they refuse mental health evaluation and treatment to a detainee who is ranting, raving, cursing, talking nonsense, eating with his hands and feet, and spilling food all over himself.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Oct 03 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 13, 2017)
Oct 20 2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 13, 2017.
Dec 13 2017Brief of respondents City of Bedford Heights, OH, et al. in opposition filed.
Dec 26 2017Reply of petitioner Anita Arrington-Bey filed.
Dec 27 2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018.
Jan 16 2018Petition DENIED.