Legal Opinion

Scott v. Clarke

District Court, W.D. Virginia

Decided November 25, 2014No. Civil Action No. 3:12-cv-00036PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

NORMAN K. MOON, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, all prisoners residing at Flu-vanna Correctional Center for Women (“FCCW”), a facility of the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Corrections (the “VDOC”), filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that Defendants violated Plaintiffs’ constitutional rights under the Eighth Amendment to be free from cruel and unusual punishment.1 Plaintiffs assert that FCCW fails to provide adequate medical care and that Defendants are deliberately indifferent to this failure. Plaintiffs request a declaratory judgment and preliminary…

2Cases cited67 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Dunn v. DunnDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 2016
  2. Simmons v. Corizon Health, Inc.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2015
  3. Doe v. Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Ctr. Comm'nDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2018
  4. Hendrick v. CaldwellDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2017
  5. Annarelli v. ClarkeDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2021

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