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Turner v. Kirsch

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Apr 13, 2011
CIVIL ACTION No. 08-2005 (E.D. Pa. Apr. 13, 2011)

Summary

holding that the denial of a prisoner's request for a second medical opinion did not constitute deliberate indifference

Summary of this case from Jallah v. Bucks Cnty. Corr. Facility

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION No. 08-2005.

April 13, 2011


ORDER


AND NOW, this 12th day of April, 2011, upon consideration of the Motions for Summary Judgment of Defendants Paula Dillman-McGowan, Joetta Kline, Cynthia Sheldon, Drue Wagner, Jesse Kirsch and Erik Von Kiel, (Doc. Nos. 74-75, 77), and Plaintiff's responses thereto, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1. Defendant "Paula Dillman-McGowan's Motion for Summary Judgment" (Doc. No. 74) is DENIED, such that Plaintiff may proceed on his 28 U.S.C. § 1983 claim against Paula Dillman-McGowan, consistent with the Court's Memorandum Opinion;
2. "Defendants Joetta Kline, Cynthia Sheldon, and Drue Wagner's Motion for Summary Judgment" (Doc. No. 75) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, such that Plaintiff may proceed on his 28 U.S.C. § 1983 claim against Cynthia Sheldon, consistent with the Court's Memorandum Opinion;
3. The "Motion for Summary Judgment of Defendant Jesse Kirsch" (Doc. No. 77) is GRANTED;
4. "Defendant Dr. Erik Von Kiel's Motion for Summary Judgment" (Doc. No. 86) is DENIED, such that Plaintiff may proceed to trial on his 28 U.S.C. § 1983 claim against Paula Dillman-McGowan, consistent with the Court's Memorandum Opinion.


Summaries of

Turner v. Kirsch

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Apr 13, 2011
CIVIL ACTION No. 08-2005 (E.D. Pa. Apr. 13, 2011)

holding that the denial of a prisoner's request for a second medical opinion did not constitute deliberate indifference

Summary of this case from Jallah v. Bucks Cnty. Corr. Facility
Case details for

Turner v. Kirsch

Case Details

Full title:THOMAS K. TURNER v. MR. JESSE KIRSCH, et al

Court:United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Apr 13, 2011

Citations

CIVIL ACTION No. 08-2005 (E.D. Pa. Apr. 13, 2011)

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