Legal Opinion
Raymond D. Jackson v. Duncan A. McIntosh David Victorino
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1996No. 94-16741PublishedCited by 1,113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NOONAN, Circuit Judge:
Raymond D. Jackson, a state prisoner on dialysis, brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 contending that Dr. Duncan McIntosh and Dr. David Victorino had violated his rights under the Eighth Amendment by refusing him a kidney transplant. The doctors moved for summary judgment on the ground of qualified immunity. The district court denied the motion. The doctors appeal.
ANALYSIS
The doctors contend that they are entitled to qualified immunity because there was no clearly established law requiring them to provide a kidney transplant to a prisoner on dialysis. The doctors…
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