· 12/23/1970
Sawyer v. Sigler
Citations
- 320 F. Supp. 690
- 1970 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9049
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “When a state undertakes to imprison a person, thereby depriving him largely of his ability to seek and find medical treatment, it is incumbent upon the State to furnish at least a minimal amount of medical care for whatever conditions plague the prisoner.”
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