Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. Evans
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided October 6, 2015No. 14-CV-6444LPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
DAVID G. LARIMER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Reginald Lawrence, appearing pro se, filed this action under 42. U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff, an inmate in the custody of the New York State. Department, of Corrections and Community Supervision (“DOCCS”), alleges that defendants, who at all relevant times were physicians employed by DOCCS, violated his rights under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution.1 The complaint alleges that two defendants, James T. Evans, M.D. and Jadow Rao, M.D., failed to provide plaintiff with adequate medical care, and the third defendant,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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