context: The ruling by Watts establishes that he denied Acosta's appeal based on a clinical determination by the Office of Medical Designation that Acosta did not require surgery. Watts cannot be held liable for a constitutional tort when his administrative decision was grounded in a decision made by medical personnel.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 74 F.3d 1027, 1054-55
citation_a.parenthetical: awarding director of adolescent center summary judgment on section 1983 due process complaint when director could "reasonably rely on" judgment of medical personnel to secure suicidal youth's surroundings
citation_a.sentence: See Howell v. Evans, 922 F.2d 712, 723 (“We do not dispute [the] right to rely on medical professionals for clinical determinations.”), vacated by settlement, 931 F.2d 711 (11th Cir.1991), reinstated by order, 12 F.3d 190 n. * (11th Cir.1994); see also Dolihite v. Maughon ex rel. Videon, 74 F.3d 1027, 1054-55 (11th Cir.1996) (awarding director of adolescent center summary judgment on section 1983 due process complaint when director could “reasonably rely on” judgment of medical personnel to secure suicidal youth’s surroundings).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.parenthetical: "We do not dispute [the] right to rely on medical professionals for clinical determinations."
citation_b.sentence: See Howell v. Evans, 922 F.2d 712, 723 (“We do not dispute [the] right to rely on medical professionals for clinical determinations.”), vacated by settlement, 931 F.2d 711 (11th Cir.1991), reinstated by order, 12 F.3d 190 n. * (11th Cir.1994); see also Dolihite v. Maughon ex rel. Videon, 74 F.3d 1027, 1054-55 (11th Cir.1996) (awarding director of adolescent center summary judgment on section 1983 due process complaint when director could “reasonably rely on” judgment of medical personnel to secure suicidal youth’s surroundings).