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U.S. Supreme Court: No Bivens Remedy Available Against PHS Staff
Loaded on Oct. 15, 2010
by Brandon Sample
published in Prison Legal News
October, 2010, page 44
On May 3, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court held that employees of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) may not be sued for constitutional violations under Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971).
Filed under:
Prison Health Services,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Federal Statutory Law,
Federal Tort Claims Act,
Immigration,
Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
Location:
California.
While detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Francisco Castaneda requested medical treatment ...
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