Legal Opinion
Roosevelt Runnels v. David Rosendale, M.D., and Roland P. Young, M.D.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1974No. 72-1067PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before BROWNING and ELY, Circuit Judges, and TAYLOR, * District Judge. BROWNING, Circuit Judge:
Roosevelt Runnels, an inmate of Folsom State Prison, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against two prison medical officials, Dr. Rosendale and Dr. Young, alleging they conducted a hemorrhoidectomy upon his person without his consent and denied him necessary analgesics for a period of five days after the operation, causing him intense and agonizing pain.
Defendants-appellees moved to dismiss for failure to state a claim. They also sought summary judgment on the basis of affidavits…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Johnson v. GlickCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Robert Fitzke and Joy Fitzke v. Barry Shappell, Deputy Sheriff, and Elwin Smith, Sheriff, of Eaton County, Michigan, Jointly and SeverallyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Edward E. Westlake v. William Lucas, Sheriff of Wayne CountyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- James H. Neal v. Sharon Pratt Kelly, MayorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
- Wayne Ernest Barker v. Ben Norman and Jack BallasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Barry G. Lew, M.D. v. Kona HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Clarence Eugene Jones AKA Asmar Habeeb-Ullah Saleem v. Dr. Johnson, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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