Vail v. The City of New York

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ANDREW VAIL, Plaintiff, 18-CV-9169 (JPO) -v- OPINION AND ORDER THE CITY OF NEW YORK et al., Defendants. J. PAUL OETKEN, District Judge: Plaintiff Andrew Vail alleges that he was denied medical treatment while being incarcerated after informing prison authorities that he had swallowed two AA batteries and various components of a radio. He eventually underwent two endoscopies to remove the foreign objects, which had become lodged in his gastrointestinal tract. Vail brings suit under

28 U.S.C. § 1983

against the social worker who initially…