RICHKO v. WAYNE COUNTY, MICH.

No. 15-1524.

819 F.3d 907 (2016)

Linda RICHKO, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jeffrey Horvath, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN; April Williams; Larry Cameron; Andre Stinson, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: April 15, 2016.

Rehearing En Banc Denied May 18, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Aaron C. Thomas , Wayne County, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellants. Steven F. Fishman , Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Aaron C. Thomas , Wayne County, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellants. A. Vince Colella , Southfield, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: CLAY, GILMAN, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Jeffrey Horvath died on September 21, 2011 after being beaten and stabbed by cellmate Brandon Gillespie inside the mental-health ward of Michigan's Wayne County Jail. Linda Richko, as the personal representative of Horvath's estate, filed this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, 1986...

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