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HIGGS v. FLORIDA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 93-2308.

647 So.2d 962 (1994)

Robert HIGGS, Appellant, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, an Agency of the State of Florida; and Manuela F. Decespedes, M.D., in her individual capacity, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied January 26, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter M. Siegel and Randall C. Berg, Jr., of Florida Justice Institute, Inc., Miami, for appellant.

Craig A. Dennis and John A. Grant, of Dennis & Bowman, P.A., Tallahassee, for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from an order granting a motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action. Appellant, an inmate, alleged in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, that appellee, a physician at Charlotte Correctional Institution, in her individual capacity, was guilty of deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs in violation of the eighth amendment to the U.S. Constitution. See Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U...

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