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Abstract: 

Treatment for Hepatitis C: The Second Circuit has rejected a claim of qualified immunity, made in a motion to dismiss by prison personnel, that was presented in defense against an action for inadequate medical treatment for Hepatitis C. William Alan Russell and Mark E. Garriott, county inmates in Indiana, objected to the jail’s de-lousing policy, contending that it was a violation of their Fourteenth Amendment right to be free from unwanted medical treatment. Considering the Side Effects of Medication Medical Condition Resulted in Disciplinary Action. Mello v. Ficco, 17 Mass. L. Rep. 369 (Super. Ct. 2004) dealt with a medication that caused an inmate to become unable to provide a urine sample on demand. Considering the Effects of Discontinuing Medication: There must be a significant possibility of the occurrence of side effects in order to place medical personnel on notice. Ron Burdette was an inmate at the Butte County Jail who had been receiving the prescription medication, Xanax.

Keywords: McKenna v. Wright, HCV, Russell and Garriott v. Richards, Turner v. Safley, Elavil, Imipramine, seizure, Alsina-Ortiz v. Laboy

Affiliations:  1: Pace University School of Law Library.