Hickey v. Tompkins
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In this federal case, a jailed plaintiff alleged Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment and disability rights violations for being denied Suboxone and Gabapentin. The court granted summary judgment, finding treatment adequate.

2021 | Federal Juristiction

Hickey v. Tompkins

Keywords Eighth Amendment; Fourteenth Amendment; disability rights; Suboxone; Gabapentin; summary judgment; inadequate medical care; prison healthcare; federal case; jailed plaintiff
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Case Summary

This federal action addresses a incarcerated plaintiff's claims of Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment violations, alongside asserted disability rights infringements, stemming from the denial of Suboxone and Gabapentin. The court's summary judgment ruling concluded that the provided treatment was constitutionally sufficient.

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This federal lawsuit involved an incarcerated plaintiff's claims of Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment violations, along with violations of disability rights. The plaintiff alleged inadequate medical care due to the denial of Suboxone and Gabapentin. The court ultimately granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants, concluding that the medical treatment provided was deemed sufficient.

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Case Summary

A prisoner sued the federal government, claiming his rights were violated because he wasn't given the medications Suboxone and Gabapentin. He argued this violated his rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, as well as his disability rights. The court sided with the government, ruling that the medical care provided was sufficient.

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A prisoner claimed that the jail broke the law by not giving him his medicine, Suboxone and Gabapentin because it violated his rights. However, the judge decided that the jail was giving him enough medical care.

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No. CV 19-11349-LTS, 2021 WL 858439 (D. Mass. Mar. 8, 2021)

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