Cora v. Ranjan

In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (O’Donoghue, J.), entered May 16, 2011, which granted the motion of the defendants Pravin Ranjan and Prison Health Services pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (5) to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted against them on the ground of res judicata.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law and the facts, with costs, and the motion of the defendants Pravin Ranjan and Prison Health Services is denied.

On March 7, 2008, the plaintiff, while an inmate at Rikers Island,…