FORTON v. COUNTY OF OGEMAW

No. 05-10066-BC.

435 F.Supp.2d 640 (2006)

Pamela Jean FORTON and Linwood Eugene Munsell as joint personal representatives of Estate of Tracy Walsh, Deceased, Plaintiffs, v. COUNTY OF OGEMAW, Sheriff Howie S. Hanft, Bonnie McCormack, Gary Cowdrey, Vince Tomassi, Brian Gilbert, Steve Pizzala, Ken Temple, Damon Suiter, Donald Sheltrown, and Kevin Scott, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Northern Division.

May 19, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben M. Gonek, Ben M. Gonek Assoc., Steven F. Fishman, Detroit, MI, for Plaintiffs.

Jonathan M. Jaffa, Sullivan, Ward, Southfield, MI, Daniel W. White, White, Mack, Alpena, MI, for Defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

LAWSON, District Judge.

On November 20, 2004, Tracy Walsh died while she was in the custody of the Ogemaw County, Michigan sheriff. She suffered from a malignant tumor in her neck, which apparently grew rapidly and constricted her aorta, esophagus, and trachea, causing her eventually to suffocate. She suffered symptoms from this insidious growth, which, the plaintiffs insist, should...

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