Legal Opinion
Alexander v. Weiner
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 18, 2012No. Civil Action No. 09-10776-JLTPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TAURO, District Judge.
I. Introduction
Plaintiff in this action is a male-to-female transsexual currently in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC). In her complaint she 1 alleges that Defendants, who are officials responsible for her medical care, have violated her Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights by failing to provide her with adequate medical treatment for her gender identity disorder (“GID”). Presently at issue are Defendant Weiner’s Motion to Dismiss [# 98], Defendant Lubelczyk’s Motion to Dismiss [# 104], and Defendant Diener’s Motion to Dismiss [#…
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