Brown v. Hughes, 496 U.S. 928 (1990). · Go Syfert
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“when prison guards ignore without explanation a prisoner's serious medical condition that is known or obvious to them, the trier of fact may infer deliberate indifference.”
50 citation events (11 in the last 25 years) across 14 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Murey v. The City of Chickasaw Alabama (alsd, 2019-11-22)
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discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Murey v. The City of Chickasaw Alabama
S.D. Ala. · 2019 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
when prison guards ignore without explanation a prisoner's serious medical condition that is known or obvious to them, the trier of fact may infer deliberate indifference.
discussed Cited "see" Baxter v. Adam
N.D. Fla. · 2010 · signal: see · confidence high
See Brown v. Hughes, 894 F.2d 1533, 1537-39 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 496 U.S. 928 , 110 S.Ct. 2624 , 110 L.Ed.2d 645 (1990), citing Estelle, 429 U.S. at 104 , 97 S.Ct. at 291 ; Thomas v. Town of Davie, 847 F.2d 771, 772-73 (11th Cir.1988); Ancata v. Prison Health Services, Inc., 769 F.2d 700, 704 (11th Cir.1985); H.C. by Hewett v. Jarrard, 786 F.2d 1080 , 1087 (11th Cir.1986).
discussed Cited "see" Harrington v. Grayson
E.D. Mich. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
Estelle requires this Court to find (1) the existence of a serious medical need and (2) a deliberate indifference by Grayson to that need. 12 In evaluating the seriousness of a prisoner’s medical needs, a court should consider “such factors as the severity of the medical problems, the potential for harm if medical care is denied or delayed, and whether any such harm actually resulted from the lack of medical attention.” Burns v. Head Jailor of La Salle County Jail, 576 F.Supp. 618, 620 (N.D.Ill.1984) (citing Thomas v. Pate, 493 F.2d 151, 158 (7th Cir.1974), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 879 , 9…
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Brown
v.
Hughes
No. 89-7225.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Jun 11, 1990.
496 U.S. 928

C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.