· 1/16/1998
Hemmings v. Gorczyk
Citations
- 134 F.3d 104
- 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 588
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- refusing to dismiss case despite fact that plaintiff did receive some medical treatment
- “Hemmings has alleged facts that could potentially show, upon further development, that his” injury involving a ruptured achilles tendon “was sufficiently painful to satisfy the objective prong of the deliberate indifference test under the Eighth Amendment.”
- claim that symptoms of severe injury were easily observable and “classic” sufficient to survive motion to dismiss on subjective prong
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