Legal Opinion
Meriwether v. Sherwood
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 14, 1981No. 78 Civ. 6128PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ABRAHAM D. SOFAER, District Judge:
Plaintiffs brought this suit to recover $340,000 in damages for injuries allegedly suffered while they were pretrial detainees at the Orange County Jail in Goshen, New York. Plaintiffs sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that their constitutional rights had been violated because defendants were deliberately indifferent to their serious medical needs. They also sued for negligence and malpractice under New York state law. Plaintiff Charles Meriwether claimed that he received inadequate treatment of a gunshot wound suffered prior to his…
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