ARRINGTON-BEY v. CITY OF BEDFORD HEIGHTS, OHIO

No. 16-3317.

858 F.3d 988 (2017)

Anita ARRINGTON-BEY, Administratrix of the Estate of Omar K. Arrington-Bey, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF BEDFORD HEIGHTS, OHIO; Tim Honsaker; Maurice Ellis; Phillip Chow; David Leonardi; Jeffrey Mudra; Cheryl Sindone; Cynthia Lee; Carolyn Hill, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 24, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: James A. Climer , MAZANEC, RASKIN & RYDER, CO., L.P.A., Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellants. Terry H. Gilbert , FRIEDMAN & GILBERT, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: James A. Climer , Frank H. Scialdone , John D. Pinzone , MAZANEC, RASKIN & RYDER, CO., L.P.A., Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellants. Terry H. Gilbert , Jacqueline C. Greene , FRIEDMAN & GILBERT, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee. Ashlie Case Sletvold , THE CHANDRA LAW FIRM LLC, Cleveland, Ohio, for Amici Curiae.

Before: BATCHELDER, SUTTON, and KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

When Omar Arrington-Bey died in a Bedford Heights jail cell, that was not an obvious consequence of his arrest for disturbing the peace at a Lowe's store. The question is whether bad luck, negligence by the relevant local law enforcement officials, or deliberate indifference by them caused his death. In suing...

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