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D. Connecticut· 9/16/2014

Young v. Choinski

Citations

  • 15 F. Supp. 3d 194
  • 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129188
  • 2014 WL 4569034

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that “[i]n the context of mental health needs, propensities to attempt suicide, harm oneself, and/or exhibit severe depression or anxiety attacks have been viewed as ‘sufficiently serious’”
  • observing that “severe depression or anxiety attacks have been viewed as ‘sufficiently serious’”
  • denying summary judgment on deliberate indifference claim as to correctional officer, where there was evidence that inmate told officer he was feeling suicidal and asked to see mental health unit, but officer took no action
  • “In the context of mental health needs, propensities to . . . exhibit severe depression or anxiety attacks have been viewed as sufficiently serious.”
  • “It is well-settled that a motion for reconsideration is ‘not a vehicle for relitigating old issues, presenting the case under new theories, securing a rehearing on the merits, or otherwise taking a second bite at the apple.’”
  • collecting cases deciding that suicidal ideation is sufficiently serious

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Judges: Haight

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