Richardson v. Nassau County.

• Position: Inmate sues sheriff for deliberate indifference - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

DELAY IN CARE

DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE

Richardson v. Nassau County, 277 F.Supp.2d 196 (E.D.N.Y. 2003). A jail inmate sued a county and sheriff, alleging deliberate indifference to his glaucoma condition. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of a jail nurse, sheriff, and county. The court denied summary judgment for medical officials, finding that it was precluded by fact issues as to whether the worsening of the glaucoma...