Civil rights suit against police and city for death of arrestee

Sallenger v. City of Springfield, 08-3769, concerned an estate’s civil rights suit against police officers and a city for causing plaintiff’s death during his arrest, claiming that the officers inadequately responded to the plaintiff’s medical needs during the course of the arrest and that the city failed to train the officers in how to use hobbles (a cord that is looped around a suspect’s lower legs and then connected to a strap that is attached to handcuffs).

 

Related Link:

  • Read the Seventh Circuit’s Full Decision in Sallenger v. City of Springfield, 08-3769

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