Legal Opinion

Brathwaite v. Correctional Medical Services

District Court, D. Delaware

Decided July 1, 2009No. C.A. 007-006 GMSPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

SLEET, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The plaintiff, Kevin C. Brathwaite (“Brathwaite”), filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that the defendants, Correction Medical Services (“CMS”), Scott S. Altman (“Altman”), and Cathy Kionke (“Dr. Kionke”), provided inadequate medical care in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (D.I. 2.) The defendants have filed a motion for partial summary judgment. (D.I. 61.) For the reasons stated below, the court will grant the defendants’ motion.

II. BACKGROUND

The court will summarize the record medical evidence in a light most favorable to the plaintiff.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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  3. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. Robert Spruill v. Frank Gillis Goolier, C.O. McGlaughlin M.D. Brown, P.ACourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004

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