Baker v. Blanchette

RULING AND ORDER

CHATIGNY, District Judge.

Plaintiff James Baker, a Connecticut inmate, brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Edward Blanchette, M.D., the Director of Professional and Clinical Services for the State of Connecticut Department of Correction (“DOC”). The plaintiff claims that the defendant was deliberately indifferent to his need for a surgical procedure and delayed the procedure for financial reasons in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. The defendant has moved for summary judgment arguing that no reasonable jury could find a constitutional…