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$1,000 Awarded in Denial of Dental Care in TX

On July 14, 1997, federal magistrate Judith Guthrie held that Texas prison dentists were deliberately indifferent in refusing to provide dental care to a prisoner. Following a bench trial magistrate Guthrie awarded the plaintiff $1,000 in damages. Garmon Coats, a Texas state prisoner, sought to have a broken filling replaced. ...

 

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