The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has faulted a trial judge for “extreme brevity” in throwing out the lawsuit of an inmate against a doctor. The circuit remanded Hilton v. Wright, 10-135-cv(L)/10-2245-cv (Con), to Northern District Judge David N. Hurd to conduct a proper analysis. The judge had granted summary judgment to the defendants on the plaintiffs’ request for damages against Dr. Lester N. Wright.
Dr. Wright and the state prison system were sued for allegedly failing to provide timely treatment for inmates with Hepatitis C. The inmates claimed they were denied antiviral drugs until they enrolled in anti-substance abuse programs, even though some inmates were denied entry into the programs if they were soon to be released. The suit was settled as a class action, and the treatment delays were stopped.
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