Legal Opinion
Vincent A. Brock v. Lester Wright, T.G. Eagan and James G. Berbary
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 3, 2003No. Docket 02-0042PublishedCited by 404 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant, Vincent Brock, is an inmate in the custody of the New York Department of Corrections (“DOCS”). In December 1998, Brock suffered a deep laceration to his right cheek when another inmate slashed his face with a knife. Brock received prompt and, by all accounts, adequate medical care for the wound itself. But he alleges that the wound has led to a painful and disfiguring keloid and that various DOCS employees have wrongfully, and in violation of the Eighth Amendment, prevented him from obtaining the care of a dermatologist.
Brock brought suit under 42…
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