Legal Opinion
Braga v. Hodgson
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 14, 2010No. 08-2331PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Joseph Braga, a former inmate at the Bristol County House of Correction in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, brought suit against defendant-appellee Thomas Hodgson, Sheriff of Bristol County, Massachusetts. 1 Braga alleged that the Sheriffs negligent maintenance of the facility caused him physical injuries (the “negligence claim”) and that the Sheriff intentionally or with deliberate indifference denied Braga proper medical care, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (the “Section 1983 claim”). After considering written and oral argument, the district court granted…
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