Legal Opinion
Woods v. White
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided July 27, 1988No. 86-C-701-CPublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRABB, Chief Judge.
In this civil case brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff alleges that he is an inmate of the Waupun Correctional Institution, that defendants are medical service personnel at the institution’s Health Service Unit, and that at some time in 1986 defendants discussed with non-medical staff and with other inmates the fact that plaintiff had tested positive for the AIDS virus. Plaintiff contends that these actions violated his constitutional right to privacy.
Defendants have moved for judgment on the pleadings, contending that they are entitled to immunity from any…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Butz v. EconomouSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Forrester v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Whalen v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by57 opinions
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- Dennis Anderson v. Gilberto Romero and Arthur DouglasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Doe v. DelieCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Clarkson v. CoughlinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1995
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