Civil Rights – Jail Inmate – Prescription Narcotic Pain Medication 
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Published: May 4, 2010
Tags: Civil Rights, Judge James P. Jones, U.S. District Court - Western District
Although plaintiff had a prescription for Percocet for recent shoulder surgery when he was sentenced to jail time, he has not demonstrated defendant jail officials were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical need when they denied him narcotic pain medication, a Big Stone Gap U.S. District Court holds.
I agree with defendants there is no proof ...
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