· 3/30/2000
Ruffin v. Deperio
Citations
- 97 F. Supp. 2d 346
- 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6369
- 2000 WL 575904
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- deliberate indifference can be demonstrated where a doctor’s treatment was “cursory” or evidenced “apathy”
- deliberate indifference can be shown when a doctor’s treatment is “cursory” or evidences “apathy”’
- “A defendant may not escape liability if the evidence shows that he ‘merely refused to verify underlying facts that he strongly suspected to be true, or declined to confirm inferences of risk that he strongly suspected to exist.’” (quoting Farmer, 511 U.S. at 843 n.8)
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Judges: Heckman
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