Legal Opinion
Bernier v. Obama
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 17, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-0828PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Amit P. Mehta, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Jean-Gabriel Bernier brings this suit challenging two aspects of his confinement. First, he contests the Federal Bureau of Prison’s refusal to prescribe him with the drug Harvoni to treat his Hepatitis C, and Defendant Gilead Sciences, Inc,’s decision not to accept him into a patient assistance program designed for those who are unable to afford Harvoni, Second, Plaintiff complains about the conditions in which he is housed, specifically, that he is housed in a six-man cell and that cell assignments at the prison…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Bernier v. TrumpCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
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