Legal Opinion
Gonzalez v. Wright
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 30, 2009No. 07-Civ-2898 (CM)(MHD)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
McMAHON, District Judge.
From about December 6, 2001, until March 21, 2007, plaintiff Wilfredo Gonzalez — who is presently a prisoner at Woodbourne Correctional Facility — suffered from sinusitis due to a neoseptal deformity. He brings this lawsuit, pro se, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that defendants were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs in violation of his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. He also asserts a claim of medical malpractice under New York state law against…
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