Legal Opinion
Jose Serra, Cross-Appellant v. Paul A. Pichardo, Cross-Appellee, Robert Elsea, Defendant-Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 24, 1986No. 84-6103, 84-6122PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORNELIA G. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, formerly a federal prisoner, sued the United States and two individuals — a prison doctor and the warden — alleging negligence and deliberate indifference to plaintiff’s medical needs. Plaintiff obtained a judgment for compensatory damages from the United States (for negligence) and for punitive damages from the doctor, Paul Pichardo (for deliberate indifference). The District Court directed a verdict in favor of the warden, Robert Elsea. Dr. Pichardo appeals the judgment against him on the ground, among others, that the judgment entered against…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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