Legal Opinion
Otis Clay v. Doctor William R. Martin and the United States Surgeon General and the United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 20, 1975No. 149, Docket 74-1507PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:
This seemingly simple case raises at its core grave issues about medical experiments performed on prisoners. In 1971, Otis Clay brought a pro se action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against three doctors employed by the Public Health Service, 1 three high United States Government officials 2 and the United States Government, claiming “inhumane treatment” while Clay was a federal prisoner and demanding $2,000,-000 damages. The pro se complaint, read liberally, alleges the following: In 1970, Clay participated in a program of…
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