Atkins v. Parker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION GREGORY ATKINS, et al., on behalf of ) themselves and all others similarly ) situated, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) NO. 3:16-cv-1954 ) TONY C. PARKER and ) DR. KENNETH WILLIAMS, ) ) Defendants. ) FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW This case, at its heart, is about the adequacy of medical treatment for state inmates with chronic Hepatitis C (“HCV”) viral infections. Plaintiffs challenge the failure of current Tennessee Department of Corrections (“TDOC”) policies and protocols to timely provide Direct Acting Antiviral…