Legal Opinion
Kiman v. New Hampshire Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 20, 2002No. 02-1099PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This difficult case involves subtle questions of doctrine and important principles of sovereignty and federalism. It centers on allegations of a series of actions by corrections officers employed by the state of New Hampshire, which, if they occurred and were not adequately justified, violated the constitutional and statutory rights of Matthew Kiman. Kiman is a former pris*15oner of the state who suffers from the degenerative and terminal illness known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Kiman alleges that although the state knew of his disease, he was deprived of a cane to walk with…
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3Cited by27 opinions
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