Burnette v. Taylor

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · Decided 2008-07-10

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EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge: Plaintiff filed this action on behalf of his deceased son, John Robert “Buster” Bur-nette, who died of a drug overdose while in police custody. Plaintiff alleges that Buster died as a result of Defendants’ deliberate indifference to a serious medical need in violation of clearly established law. Milton Shane Taylor (“Deputy Taylor” or “Taylor”), David A. Batten (“Deputy Batten…

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