Legal Opinion
John Snow v. E.K. McDaniel
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 25, 2012No. 10-16951PublishedCited by 772 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
John Snow, a 69-year-old death-row inmate, appeals the grant of summary judgment denying his claims for violations of his rights under the Eighth Amendment. Snow claims that the doctors and wardens in the Nevada Department of Corrections were deliberately indifferent to his medical needs; specifically, the diagnosis by more than one orthopedic surgeon that Snow needed surgery to replace both of his hips, which have degenerated so severely that Snow has excruciating pain and can barely walk. Snow’s medical records and statements by physicians and specialists…
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