Legal Opinion
Baird v. Alameida
District Court, C.D. California
Decided November 17, 2005No. CV 02-06887 PA SGLPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
ANDERSON, District Judge.
Introduction
Plaintiff Mark Steven Baird is an insulin-dependent diabetic in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDC”). He is suing former CDC officials under 42 United States Code section 1983, contending that they acted with deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs by implementing, approving, and/or failing to initiate steps to repeal a CDC policy that (1) requires all CDC institutions to provide a diet known as the “Heart Healthy” diet for standard meals and…
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