Carranza-Reyes v. Park County

No. 2005-WM-377 (BNB) (D. Colo. filed Feb. 28, 2005) ; Clearinghouse Number: 55937

Description

Mexican Citizen Claims that Colorado Jail Violated His Constitutional Rights by Denying Him Sanitary Housing and Medical Treatment and Thus Causing Leg Amputation

Abstract

Plaintiff Mexican citizen, who was detained in defendant county jail, brought suit under Sections 1983 and 1988 and charged that defendant county and county jail officials violated his Eighth Amendment right and due process and equal protection rights under the Fourteenth Amendment when they denied him sanitary housing and medical treatment which resulted in the amputation of his leg. Plaintiff was a passenger in a truck when he was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for an immigration violation and taken to county jail. He was never charged with a crime. Plaintiff alleges that the jail was overcrowded and dirty, causing plaintiff to contract multiple infections. He contends that jail administrative and medical staff failed to provide proper medical treatment and caused him to go into a coma and have one of his legs amputated. Plaintiff alleges that defendants violated his basic Section 1983 rights to sanitary housing and medical treatment by failing to enact and enforce policies and procedures requiring sanitary and clean cells and adequate and competent medical staff. Plaintiff seeks damages, costs, fees, and punitive damages for defendants’ reckless disregard of plaintiff’s constitutional rights.

Additional Information

Attorney Information
Plaintiffs represented by Adele Kimmel, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036 (202.797.8600).
Docket Date
2005-02-28 00:00:00+00:00
Attorney Email
www.tlpj.org