⚖ Oral Arguments, with Context

A jail medical emergency reaches the Tenth Circuit. Eli Goich was held before trial at the Weber County jail in 2017 when a rapidly worsening infection led him to request hospitalization. He was transferred the next day with sepsis and a severe infection and underwent multiple surgeries. He sued nurses, the sheriff, and the county, alleging constitutionally inadequate medical care. Deliberate indifference means more than a mistake: an individual must know of a serious risk and unreasonably disregard it. The district judge found that most claims could proceed, and the defendants appealed before trial. Qualified immunity protects officials from damages unless they violated a constitutional right that was clearly established at the time. The judges must decide which legal questions they may hear without revisiting disputed facts, and whether the conduct violated clearly established law.

Goich v. Weber County, et al. (No. 25-4035) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, argued September 16, 2026.