John C. McGuckin v. Dr. Smith John C. Medlen, Dr.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1992-08-24

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REINHARDT, Circuit Judge: John McGuckin, an Arizona state prisoner, brought a pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against several prison medical authorities at the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC) and Dr. John C. Medien, a private orthopedic specialist who does consulting work for the ADOC. McGuckin alleged that the defendants were deliberately indifferent to his serious me…

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