F.4th 2023 WL 4569562

Austin v. City of Pasadena, Texas

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Mon, 08/07/2023 - 15:49

Use of force, tasing, holding prisoner in prone position on his chest was obviously the wrong treatment for one having an epileptic seizure and officers acted with deliberate indifference in delaying prisoner’s access to emergency medical care by delaying EMTs’ access to prisoner, by using restraint chair, and failing to properly respond to fact that his breathing and heart had been compromised.

Austin v. City of Pasadena, Texas

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Mon, 08/07/2023 - 15:40

Jail officers tased prisoner during epileptic seizure, clearly established that use of force, particularly tasing, against restrained and subdued suspect who was not actively resisting due to a medical emergency violates Fourteenth Amendment, case remanded for determination of facts.