U.S. District Court
DELAY IN CARE
TRANSFER
DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE
Sulton v. Wright, 265 F.Supp.2d 292 (S.D.N.Y. 2003). A prison inmate sued physicians and a state corrections department's medical director, alleging that his Eighth Amendment rights were violated when surgery to repair his torn knee ligaments was delayed for four years. The district court denied qualified immunity for the defendants. The court held that the inmate stated a claim of deliberate indifference against the...
