Opinion ID: 2976945
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Officers Abbott and Martin

Text: Similar to Defendant Oke, Defendants Abbott and Martin’s contact with Jones was limited to the period when emergency services were summoned to transport Jones to the hospital. At approximately 2:37 a.m., Abbott was contacted by Defendant Munro to request that an ambulance be called for Jones. Consistent with these instructions, Defendant Abbott contacted an ambulance. Defendant Martin, who also was present when Jones went into cardiac arrest, instructed Defendant Abbott to drive the ambulance so that emergency medical staff could treat Jones while in route to the hospital. Thus, although Defendants Abbott and Martin “actually knew of a substantial risk to inmate health or safety,” they are entitled to qualified immunity because “they reasonably respond[ed] to the risk, even if the harm ultimately was not averted.” Farmer, 511 U.S. at 844.