Mich. Jail Nurse Must Face Suit Over Inmate's Death

By Melanie Dorsey · August 13, 2026, 6:25 PM EDT

A Lenawee County Jail nurse must face a civil rights claim over her failure to give oxygen to an incarcerated man shortly before his fatal heart attack, a Michigan federal judge...

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Case Information

Case Title

NELMS v. Lenawee, County of et al

Case Number

2:21-cv-10917

Court

Michigan Eastern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Other

Date Filed

April 23, 2021