Sallenger v. City of Springfield, Ill.

Dist. Ct. did not err in granting motion for summary judgment by defendants-police officers and City in section 1983 action alleging that defendants-officers inadequately responded to plaintiff's medical needs during incident in which unruly plaintiff was subdued and restrained during domestic dispute, and where plaintiff stopped breathing and eventually died after officers had handcuffed plaintiff and placed him in hobble cord. Record did not support plaintiff's contention that there was unreasonable seven-minute delay between time that officers first realized that plaintiff was unconscious and time they began to administer medical aid, but rather supported proposition that officers began treatment in timely fashion. Moreover, plaintiff could not support Morrell action against defendant-City for failure to train its officers on use of hobble where officers had previously prevailed against plaintiff in related excessive force claim.