ROUSE v. PLANTIER

No. 98-5139.

182 F.3d 192 (1999)

Darryl Leon ROUSE, v. William PLANTIER, Acting Superintendent of A.D.T.C.; Sally S. Scheidemantel, Resigning Superintendent of A.D.T.C.; William H. Fauver, Commissioner of N.J. Department of Corrections; Governor Jim Florio, State of New Jersey; Dr. Robert Cardinale, Medical Director of A.D.T.C.; Dr. Narshima Reddy, attending Physician of A.D.T.C.; Ms. Elaine Martin, Chief Nurse of A.D.T.C.; Captain Helmkin, Housing; Mike Zell, Director of Social Services; Dr. Sandoval, Attending Psychologist of A.D.T.C.; Dr. Cattone, M.D., St. Francis Hospital; Scott Faunce; Dr. Tarlian, M.D.; Dr. O'Bryne, M.D.; Dr. Todd, M.D., St. Francis Hospital; Charles Brooks, on behalf of a class of themselves and others similarly situated; Stephen Jankowski, on behalf of a class of themselves and others similarly situated; Julio Baez, on behalf of a class of themselves and others similarly situated; Robert Kammerer, on behalf of a class of themselves and others similarly situated v. Elaine Allen; John Doe; Jane Roe, William Plantier; Robert Cardinale; Narshima Reddy; Elaine Allen, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed June 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Verniero, Attorney General of New Jersey, Joseph L. Yannotti, Assistant Attorney General, Mary C. Jacobsen (Argued,) Assistant Attorney General, Jayroe Wurst, Deputy Attorney General, William P. Flahive, Deputy Attorney General, Office of Attorney General, Trenton, New Jersey, for Appellants.

Lawrence S. Lustberg, Mark A. Berman (Argued), Gibbons, Del Deo, Nolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, Newark, New Jersey, for Appellees.

Before: NYGAARD, ALITO, and LEWIS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ALITO, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs are a class of past, present, and future insulin-dependent diabetic inmates ("plaintiffs") who filed suit claiming that various corrections officials and employees were deliberately indifferent to the plaintiffs' serious medical needs, in violation of the Eighth Amendment. In this appeal, defendants challenge the District Court's refusal to grant summary judgment in their favor on the grounds of qualified...

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