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· 3/7/1975

Derrickson v. Keve

Citations

  • 390 F. Supp. 905

How courts have described this case

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  • failure to perform elective surgery on inmate serving life sentence would result in permanent denial of medical treatment and would render inmate's condition irreparable
  • failure to perform elective surgery on inmate serving life sentence would result in permanent denial of medical treatment and would render inmate’s condition irreparable
  • “The surgery, then is not elective. Unless Defendants act, it is impossible.”

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Judges: Layton

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