· 4/12/2017
Donofrio Ex Rel. Donofrio v. Rockville Centre Union Free School District
Citations
- 2017 NY Slip Op 2774
- 149 A.D.3d 805
- 52 N.Y.S.3d 378
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that disagreement with treatment does not constitute deliberate indifference
- explaining that “the WPATH Standards of Care reflect not consensus, but merely one side in a sharply contested medical debate”
- explaining that “the WPATH Standards of Care reflect not consensus, but merely one side in a sharply contested medical debate”
- noting that “the WPATH Standards of Care reflect not consensus, but merely one side in a sharply contested medical debate”
- rejecting a claim of deliberate indifference where the inmate could not show a “consensus in the medical community” about a particular course of treatment
- “[T]he WPATH Standards of Care reflect not consensus, but merely one side in a sharply contested medical debate over [GCS].”
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Judges: Rivera, Hall, Roman, Nelson
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