Legal Opinion
Leavitt v. Correctional Medical Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 29, 2011No. 10-1432PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Raymond D. Leavitt, an inmate of the Maine corrections system, seeks a civil rights remedy for the alleged denial of adequate medical care for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by healthcare professionals at the York County Jail (YCJ) and the Maine State Prison (MSP). Claiming that correctional medical officials acted with deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment, Leavitt brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a number of defendants, including Alfred Cichon, a physician assistant at YCJ;…
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