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Federal Court Refuses to Dismiss Colorado Warden from Prisoner's Inadequate-Medical-Care Suit
Loaded on Feb. 17, 2016
by Matthew Clarke
On June 26, 2015, a Colorado federal court denied a warden's motion to dismiss him from a prisoner's lawsuit claiming near-fatal deliberate indifference to his serious medical. The warden was included in the suit for failure to train guards who ignored the prisoner's medical condition.
Christopher Tantlinger, 33, …
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