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S.D. New York· 10/9/1979

Johnson v. Harris

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  • 479 F. Supp. 333
  • 1979 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9296

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  • finding a violation of the Eighth Amendment where the diabetic inmate plaintiff was continually denied a medically necessary diet resulting in declining health
  • Finding an Eighth Amendment violation where there was a continued failure to provide a diabetic inmate with a medically appropriate diet, resulting in gangrene and the eventual the amputation of limbs
  • finding violation of Eighth Amendment where officials continuously failed to provide a diabetic inmate with a medically appropriate diet, resulting in a decline in his health, including weight loss of 30 pounds

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Judges: Edward Weinfeld

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