Forensic psychiatry & mental health law

Psychiatry & Law Radar

Thu 10 SepCASE

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JONATHAN MICHAEL BURTON V. DR. G. ESPINO

— STAFF
For the reasons that follow, we hold that genuine disputes of material fact exist with respect to both deliberate-indifference claims and, accordingly, that the district court erred in granting summary judgment to Dr. Espino.

11th Cir. · reversed

Whether a doctor's refusal to treat an inmate, allegedly because of his grievances, raises triable Eighth and First Amendment claims.

https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10957435/jonathan-michael-burton-v-dr-g-espino/