Legal Opinion
Supre v. Ricketts
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1986No. 84-2803PublishedCited by 178 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.
I. Introduction
Plaintiff-appellee Shauna Supre1 (plaintiff) is a convicted felon and has been diag*960nosed as a transsexual. He was in the custody of the Colorado Department of Corrections in January, 1982, when he filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking to obtain what he considered necessary medical treatment for gender dysphoria. The matter went to trial on January 4, 1983, was continued the following day, and the case was ultimately “deemed closed” on January 16,1984, without judicial resolution. On November 26, 1984, plaintiff was awarded…
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