Sulton v. Wright.

• Position: Prisoners knee surgery delay violates Eighth Amendment rights - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Sulton v. Wright, 265 F.Supp.2d 292 (S.D.N.Y. 2003). A prison inmate sued physicians and a state corrections department's medical director, alleging that his Eighth Amendment rights were violated when surgery to repair his torn knee ligaments was delayed for four years. The district court denied qualified immunity for the defendants. The court held that the inmate stated a claim of deliberate indifference against the physicians, and against the medical...