Opinion ID: 2974910
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Mike Butler

Text: In addition to the incident at the booking counter, Butler assisted with Ott’s attempt to take a blood pressure reading of Hollenbaugh. Following the failed third attempt, Butler attempted to obtain Hollenbaugh’s pulse manually by placing two fingers on Hollenbaugh’s carotid artery. Butler 15 Case Nos. 06-3135, 06-3136, 06-3137, 06-3138, 06-3139 Hollenbaugh v. Maurer, et al. claimed that Hollenbaugh kept pinching his neck down to interrupt the process, but that he “guesstimate[d]” that he obtained a pulse for about five seconds. Butler admits that he and Johns then carried Hollenbaugh into the BAC room so that Officers Rotolo and Goon could administer a breath test, and plaintiff proffered testimony that the officers dragged Hollenbaugh, feet dangling. Once in the BAC room, Butler testified that Hollenbaugh slumped down with his head on his hand, eventually slumping down with his feet on Goon’s chair. Butler further witnessed Hollenbaugh falling and hitting his head and stated that his eyes were intermittently closed. At approximately 6:50 p.m., Butler and Johns carried Hollenbaugh to holding cell 1-A. According to Butler, three to five minutes after placing him in the holding cell, Butler and Johns decided to attempt to test Hollenbaugh’s blood pressure once more but never did so. At approximately 10:00 p.m., Butler claims to have entered the cell and witnessed Hollenbaugh sitting up on the middle bunk. According to Butler, Hollenbaugh told him that he thought he had food poisoning; Butler advised him that he believed he was intoxicated. Twice more between 10:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m., Butler saw Hollenbaugh when he brought two more inmates to the cell. Both times, Hollenbaugh was lying on his back. Finally, as recounted above, plaintiff proffered testimony that Hollenbaugh’s fellow inmates communicated some degree of alarm to the officers and were not heeded. Accordingly, we agree with the district court that, based on the proffered evidence and viewing these facts and reasonable inferences in the light most favorable to Hollenbaugh, plaintiff 16 Case Nos. 06-3135, 06-3136, 06-3137, 06-3138, 06-3139 Hollenbaugh v. Maurer, et al. has established a genuine issue of material fact regarding whether Butler was aware of a serious medical condition.