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Francis v. Carroll

District Court, D. Delaware

Decided September 22, 2009No. Civil Action 07-015-JJFPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

FARNAN, District Judge.

Pending before the court is Defendant Correctional Medical Services, Inc.’s (“CMS”) Motion For Summary Judgment (D.I.75) on Plaintiffs claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for improper medical care in violation of the Eighth Amendment and Plaintiffs claim for violation of his substantive due process and equal protection rights under the Fourteenth Amendment. For the reasons discussed, the Motion will be granted.

1. BACKGROUND

The following facts are taken from the Complaint and other documents and exhibits submitted by the parties. Plaintiff, William Francis,…

2Cases cited22 opinions

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  2. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994

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