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· 12/16/1907

Krotz v. Louisiana Const. Co.

Citations

  • 120 La. 363
  • 45 So. 278
  • 1907 La. LEXIS 655

How courts have described this case

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  • clarifying that the “acceptable medical practice” standard is not BOP-specific, but relative to medical care administered by plaintiff’s non-BOP providers prior to incarceration
  • clarifying that the “acceptable medical practice” standard is not BOP-specific, but relative to medical care administered by plaintiff’s non-BOP providers prior to incarceration
  • finding defendant, a PHS officer at the time of relevant events, immune from Bivens suit
  • declining to dismiss sua sponte the Bivens claims against John Doe defendants, who had not been served
  • “Magistrate Judge . . . correctly found that Plaintiff’s Bivens claims against BOP and against Mitchell in her official capacity should be dismissed.”
  • “Mitchell is immune from suit under the PHSA because Mitchell was a PHS employee at the time of the relevant events and Plaintiff's claims arise from Mitchell's alleged performance of functions related to the provision of medical services.”

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Judges: Breaux

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