Cruz-Berrios v. Puerto Rico Department of Correction and Rehabilitation

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO JOSE JULIAN CRUZ-BERRIOS, Plaintiff, v. CIVIL NO. 16-3155 (RAM) PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION AND REHABILITATION, ET AL., Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION AND BRIEF PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND This case was filed on December 16, 2016 by Mr. José Julián Cruz-Berrios (“Plaintiff” or “Cruz-Berrios”), a Type II Diabetes Mellitus patient and inmate at Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s Institutional Complex 501 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. (Docket No. 2). In his Complaint, Plaintiff takes issue with the medical treatment he…