Kinsinger v. Thomas

Linked with:

• Foose v. Thomas

Issues: (1) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit erred in holding that law enforcement officers’ decision to transport an arrestee they believed had ingested drugs, but did not believe required emergency medical care, to a nearby prison with medical staff rather than directly to a hospital constituted deliberate indifference; and (2) whether the 3rd Circuit erred — warranting summary reversal — in refusing qualified immunity in the absence of any precedent finding a constitutional violation based on similar facts.