Gordon v. County of Orange

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Wed, 10/26/2022 - 01:52

Pretrial detainee’s right to proper medical screening was clearly established, nurse could be liable for instituting alcohol withdrawal protocol rather than opiate withdrawal protocol, despite fact decedent told her of his heroin addiction; pretrial detainee had a right to direct-view safety check to determine whether his presentation indicated the need for medical treatment, but right was not clearly established prior to this opinion.

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