Legal Opinion
Fitzgerald v. Corrections Corp. of America
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 11, 2005No. 03-5029PublishedCited by 170 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant James J. Fitzgerald broke his hip while he was incarcerated at the David Moss Criminal Justice Center. Fitzgerald alleges that he suffered this fracture after experiencing a diabetes-related seizure and falling down, and he claims that his injuries are a result of the prison authorities’ failure to adequately treat his diabetes and failure to provide him with a wheelchair. Fitzgerald further alleges that prison authorities did not secure a medical evaluation for his injuries until over five months after he incurred them, and ultimately failed to…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- McKinney v. CareyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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