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- Title: May v. Enomoto
- Author : Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 19, 1980
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 52 KB
Description
On June 7, 1971 appellant May, an inmate of a California state prison was injured while engaged in highway maintenance work. On December 2, 1976 he filed this civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. ç 1983 against appellee Procunier, Director of the Department of Corrections, claiming denial of necessary care in deliberate indifference to Mays medical needs. Following a jury trial, the district court directed a verdict in favor of the director on the ground that there had been presented no evidence that the director knew of, had directed or was responsible for any delay in or withholding of medical attention. We affirm.