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$850 Paid in Prisoner's Medical Failure to Treat Claim
Samuel L. Page, Jr., a prisoner at Washington's Airway Heights
Correctional Center, suffered from enlarged parotid glands that caused him
severe pain and suffering. He filed a 42 U.S.C. §1983 claim alleging
Eighth Amendment violations for failure to treat his medical condition in
1999. The Washington Department of Corrections, on November 11, 2001,
settled the suit for $850, a transfer of Page to Twin Rivers Correction
Center, and referral to a specialist in the area of ENT otolaryngology.
Page was represented by Patrick K. Fannin in Spokane. See: Page v.
Hobson, USDC Western District Washington, Case No. C99-1583RSM.
Correctional Center, suffered from enlarged parotid glands that caused him
severe pain and suffering. He filed a 42 U.S.C. §1983 claim alleging
Eighth Amendment violations for failure to treat his medical condition in
1999. The Washington Department of Corrections, on November 11, 2001,
settled the suit for $850, a transfer of Page to Twin Rivers Correction
Center, and referral to a specialist in the area of ENT otolaryngology.
Page was represented by Patrick K. Fannin in Spokane. See: Page v.
Hobson, USDC Western District Washington, Case No. C99-1583RSM.
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Related legal case
Page v. Hobson
| Year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Cite | USDC Western District Washington, Case No. C99-158 |
| Level | District Court |
| Conclusion | Settlement |
| Attorney Fees | 0 |
| Damages | 850 |
| Injunction Status | N/A |
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