Document: 463 U.S. 239 103 S.Ct. 2979 77 L.Ed.2d 605 CITY OF REVERE, Petitionerv.MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL. No. 82-63. Argued Feb. 28, 1983. Decided June 27, Syllabus A police officer of petitioner city wounded a suspect who was attempting to flee from the scene breaking and entering. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that is liable for medical services rendered by respondent hospital person. Held: 1. This does not lack jurisdiction review court's opinion on asserted ground decision rested an adequate independent state ground. premised petitioner's liability squarely Eighth Amendment's prohibition cruel unusual punishments. P.242. 2. Respondent has standing in Art. III sense raise its constitutional claim this Court. Moreover, invoking prudential limitations respondent's assertion rights third party (the person) would serve no functional purpose. Cf. Craig v. Boren, 429 190, 97 451, 50 397. Pp. 242-243. 3. relevant provision Amendment but is, instead, Due Process Clause Fourteenth Amendment. Although pr scription punishments violated deliberate indifference serious needs prisoners, scrutiny appropriate only after State secured formal adjudication guilt. Ingraham Wright, 430 651, 1401, 51 711. Here, there had been guilt against person at time he required care. 243-244. SC2Q!]] 4. requires responsible governmental entity provide care persons have injured while being apprehended police. However, as long ensures needed fact provided, Constitution dictate how cost should be allocated between provider That matter law. fulfilled obligation seeing received treatment; obtained such treatment federal question. 244-246. 385 Mass. 772, 434 N.E.2d 185 (1982), reversed. Ira H. Zaleznik, Boston, Mass., petitioner. Michael Broad, respondent. Justice BLACKMUN delivered 1 issue case whether municipality's duty obtain necessary performance their duties includes corresponding compensate 2 * On September 20, 1978, members force Revere, responded report entering progress. At they sought detain man named Patrick M. Kivlin, attempted flee. When repeated commands stop warning shot failed halt Kivlin's flight, fired Kivlin him. officers summoned private ambulance. It took accompanied one officer, emergency room General Hospital (MGH) Boston.1 hospitalized MGH 20 until 29. Upon his release, Revere served him with arrest warrant issued 26. arraigned released own recognizance. 3 October 18, sent Chief Police bill $7,948.50 Kivlin. immediately letter denying responsibility bill. returned further treatment. He November 10; during second stay $5,360.41.2 4 In January 1979, sued court recover full Superior County Suffolk dismissed complaint. appealed, transferred docket. 5 reversed part, holding "that punishment, embodied United States [as applied through Amendment], first hospital." 774, 185, 186 (1982). apparently believed rule ensure custody receive attention.3 view rather novel approach importance delineating situation kind, we granted certiorari. --- U.S ----, 48, 74 55 II 6 We address two preliminary issues. A. 7 suggests decide because rests Court's opinion, however, stated unequivocally contract law provided basis ordering pay N.E.2d, 186, invoked Commonwealth's support claim, id., 776, n. 6, 188, 6. section entitled "Eighth Amendment," Revere's Federal Constitution.4 Because based interpretation law, notwithstanding same decision, it unreviewable here. See Oregon Hass, 420 714, 719, 4, 95 1215, 1219, 43 570 (1975). B 8 parties submit various arguments concerning MGH's "standing" MGH, clearly Article sense: performed which paid, action seeks redress economic loss directly. 9 reasons refusing permit litigant assert are much weaker here than were 193-194, 454-455, 397 (1976), where permitted seller beer challenge statute prohibiting sale males, females, ages 18 21. case, Craig, plaintiff's jus tertii contested lower court, see 776-777, 7, entertained merits. Unlike arose plaintiff, prevailed. Court, course, bound apply courts. consequence may (Kivlin) therefore, dismiss writ certiorari, leaving intact judgment favor purportedly improper representative party's rights. Doremus Board Education, 342 429, 434-435, 72 394, 397-398, 96 L.Ed. 475 (1952). these circumstances, "serve purpose." U.S., 194, S.Ct., 455.5 10 proscription "deliberate prisoners." Estelle Gamble, 97, 104, 285, 291, 251 (1976). As acknowledges, Brief 3, facts complied guarantees traditionally associated criminal prosecutions. . [T]he acquire power punish concerned accordance due process law." 671-672, 40, 1412-1413, 711 (1977); Bell Wolfish, 441 520, 535, 16, 99 1861, 1872, 60 447 (1979). care, application. 11 Clause, require government or agency persons, fact, least great protections available convicted prisoner. 545, 1877.6 need define, pretrial detainees other attention. Youngberg Romeo, 457 307, 312, 11, 102 2452, 2456, 73 28 (1982); Norris Frame, 585 F.2d 1183, 1187 (CA3 1978); Loe Armistead, 582 1291 (CA4 1978), cert. denied, 446 928, 100 1865, 64 281 (1980). Whatever standard be, taken promptly injury. And 12 If, can detainee paying it, then must pay. There are, means could meet obligation. Many hospitals subject laws them indigents. Hospitals receiving grant money under Hill-Burton Act, example, supply reasonable amount free ee 42 U.S.C. § 291c(e). Commonwealth now, any facility regardless patient's ability Mass.Gen.Laws Ann., ch. 111, 70E(k) (West), added 1979 Mass.Acts, 214, amended 720. Refusal malpractice liability. 70E. also able satisfy operating hospital, or, possibly, imposing willingness physicians treat sick individual pay.7 13 short, detainee's right obtains question.8 even certain mandating reimbursement effect increasing availability quality requirement eliminate reluctance part treatment, might encourage take public hospitals, ones, relative distances furnish particular services. IV 14 For reasons, 15 so ordered. 16 REHNQUIST, whom WHITE joins, concurring judgment. 17 I reason what requirements impose upon way providing points out, "[w]hatever injury." Ante, 245. statements regarding application situation, ante, 244-245, therefore unnecessary well largely unsupported. concur parts I, II, IIIA, opinion. 19 STEVENS, raises question fiscal policy. If Mayor City paid advised attorney, Attorney State, municipality, interest matter, if legal advice misinterpreted Legislature passed requiring bills character city, city's statutory give rise true legislative history made perfectly clear every lawmaker voted did allocate manner. 21 Massachusetts—rather another branch government—invoked expense authority decision. But sensible exercise discretion wield authority? think not. "nothing prohibits giving lawmaking courts." Minnesota Clover Leaf Creamery Co., 449 456, 479, 101 715, 731, 66 659 (STEVENS, J., dissenting) (1981). No case. underlying never before deemed national significance. Since, (unwisely my opinion) join judgment.* municipal jail own. App. 14. Nothing record indicates ever tried payment ruled longer when concluded hospitalization. 779-780, 189-190. us. stated: "The argues prisoners contained implicitly Amendment, compels division supplying those them. agree." 187-188 (footnotes omitted). Later, observed inadequate funding, violate irrelevant: payment, prevailed over contrary Id., 779, 189. addition, resolve third-party without addressing issue. To significant degree, "is class merits inextricably intertwined." Holtzman Schlesinger, 414 1316, 1319, 94 8, 10, 38 (1973) (Douglas, chambers). Both depend suspects will deprived unless issue, raised alternative judgment, fully briefed properly Dandridge Williams, 471, 475-476, 90 1153, 1156-1157, 25 491 (1970). believe, moreover, analysis different Clause. factual issues dispute, little point remanding merely allow reconsider provision. say affects do deal here, possible remedies pattern violations. agree substantive except punishment State's imposition prisoner crime. adhere views (1977), (1979), simply cannot squared text purpose Ingraham, supra, 684-692, 1419-1423 (WHITE, dissenting).

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