Jackson v. Hudspeth

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• holding that prison's duty to provide medical care extends to period after release sufficient to allow former inmate to consult doctor and obtain new supply of medication
• holding that prison’s duty to provide medical care extends to period after release sufficient to allow former inmate to consult doctor and obtain new supply of medication
• holding that a prison has a constitutional duty to provide an outgoing 13 inmate with his prescription medications upon release until he can obtain the medications 14 himself
• holding that a plaintiff 4 should be given an opportunity through discovery to identify unknown defendants when 5 the identity of those defendants is not known prior to filing the complaint
• holding that plaintiffs should be 17 afforded an opportunity through discovery to identify unknown defendants, unless it is 18 clear that discovery would not uncover the identities, or that the complaint would be 19 dismissed on other grounds
• noting that dismissal is appropriate where “even if Doe’s identity is discovered, the complaint would have to be dismissed on other grounds”

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