Legal Opinion
Medcalf v. State of Kan.
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided January 27, 1986No. 81-1290-KPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PATRICK F. KELLY, District Judge.
This action was filed by John Medcalf, individually and as administrator of the estate of his son, Michael Medcalf, seeking actual and punitive damages for defendants’ failure to provide adequate, competent medical care to the decedent and for consequent violations of his civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, all arising from the care and treatment of Michael Medcalf during his incarceration at various Kansas penal institutions from June 4, 1980 through shortly before his death on October 20, 1980. Named defendants are the State of Kansas;…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Croft v. HarderDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1989
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