Gindraw v. Dendler

AMENDED MEMORANDUM

DuBOIS, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the Motion for Summary Judgment of defendant, Dr. Ralph Dendler. The case arises out of a claim by plaintiff, an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Mahanoy at the time in question, that defendant, a dentist, violated plaintiffs civil rights in connection with the treatment of plaintiffs dental problems.

Plaintiff asserts federal claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1986. In addition, he makes two state law claims. The first is a claim for negligence and gross negligence, treated by the Court as a…