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BELCHER v. OLIVER

No. 89-2918.

898 F.2d 32 (1990)

Phyllis Jean BELCHER, Administratrix of the Estate of Arthur Belcher, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sidney OLIVER, individually and as Mayor of Clendenin, West Virginia; J.R. Clendenin, individually and as Chief of Police of Clendenin, West Virginia; Frank Carnegie, individually and as Police Officer of Clendenin, West Virginia; Lloyd Lowe, individually and as Police Officer of Clendenin, West Virginia; City of Clendenin, West Virginia, a municipal corporation, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided March 12, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Paul McGowan (argued) and W. Randolph Fife (on brief), Steptoe & Johnson, Charleston, W.Va., for defendants-appellants.

Matthew Joseph Hayes (argued) and William W. Pepper (on brief), Pepper & Nason, Charleston, W.Va., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUSSELL, HALL and WILKINSON, Circuit Judges.

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

On September 23, 1986, plaintiff's father, Arthur Belcher, committed suicide by hanging himself while detained at the Clendenin City jail on charges of public intoxication and hazardous driving. Plaintiff contends that the failure of jail officials to remove Belcher's belt and shoes and afford him medical screening and treatment constituted impermissible punishment under Bell v. Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520

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