ESTATE OF BOOKER v. GOMEZ

No. 12-1496.

745 F.3d 405 (2014)

ESTATE OF Marvin L. BOOKER; Roxey A. Walton, as Personal Representative, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Faun GOMEZ, individually and in her official capacity; James Grimes, individually and in his official capacity; Kyle Sharp, individually and in his official capacity; Kenneth Robinette, individually and in his official capacity; Carrie Rodriguez, individually and in her official capacity, Defendants-Appellants, and City and County Of Denver; Denver Health and Hospital Authority, d/b/a Denver Health Medical Center; Gail George, R.N., individually and in her official capacity; Susan Cryer, R.N., individually and in her official capacity, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

March 11, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas S. Rice ( Eric M. Ziporin , with him on the briefs), Senter Goldfarb & Rice, L.L.C., Denver, CO, for Appellants.

Darold W. Killmer ( Mari Newman and Lauren L. Fontana , with him on the brief), Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP, Denver, CO, for Appellees.

Before KELLY, LUCERO, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges.


MATHESON, Circuit Judge.

Denver police arrested Marvin Booker on a warrant for failure to appear at a hearing regarding a drug charge. During booking, Mr. Booker died while in custody after officers restrained him in response to his alleged insubordination. Several officers pinned Mr. Booker face-down to the ground, one placed him in a chokehold, and another tased him. After the officers sought medical help for Mr. Booker, he could not be revived.

Mr. Booker...

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