PITTSBURGH — The lawsuit filed against Butler County and Butler Memorial Hospital by the mother of a former inmate who died in custody may be settled out of court.

According to a notice filed by U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh, the case of Lynn Greygor filed on behalf of her late son, Derek Guidos, both of Gibsonia, has been designated for placement into the federal court’s Alternative Dispute Resolution program.

However, there is no indication yet whether either side will fight to keep it in court.

Greygor filed the lawsuit Friday, alleging the county, the hospital and Wexford Health Sources, the prison’s medical services provider, were responsible for the death of her 27-year-old son, who died Nov. 12, 2012, at the hospital.

Also named as defendants are Butler Health System, Butler Healthcare Providers, the county prison, Warden Rick Shaffer and the three county commissioners: Bill McCarrier, Dale Pinkerton and Jim Eckstein.

Butler Health System, Butler Memorial Hospital and Wexford Health are accused of negligence.

The county, its officials and Wexford Health are accused of violating Guidos’ civil rights.

Guidos was jailed Oct. 8 on an outstanding warrant for not complying with a court order for a 2007 conviction of furnishing alcohol to a minor, public drunkenness and disorderly conduct in Butler Township.

When Butler police responded to an Oct. 8 disturbance, they picked up Guidos on the warrant and filed new charges of disorderly conduct and public drunkenness. He pleaded guilty to those charges on Oct. 11.

The lawsuit claims Guidos showed symptoms of requiring medical care on Nov. 6, but nothing was done until Nov. 11.

According to the civil complaint, “Derek’s serious medical need and requests for medical care were ignored, denied, delayed and/or refused.”

On Nov. 11, he was taken to the hospital, where a bowel obstruction was found. Surgery was scheduled for the next day.

According to the complaint, “Derek was taken to surgery and upon induction of anesthesia, went into cardiac arrest and died.”

McCarrier said he was unaware of the lawsuit.

“I haven’t seen it,” he said Monday.

Shaffer also had not received notification of the lawsuit. He declined to comment on the allegations.

A spokesman for Wexford Health and Greygor’s attorney, Joshua Geist of the Pittsburgh firm Goodrich & Geist, could not be reached for comment.

Jana Panther, director of marketing and community relations for the health system, said she cannot comment on the lawsuit.

Greygor, who is the administrator of her son’s estate, is not asking for a specific monetary amount, but does seek punitive damages and legal costs “in excess of the jurisdictional limit.”