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FARMER v. MORITSUGU

No. 98-5087.

163 F.3d 610 (1998)

Dee FARMER, Appellee, v. Kenneth MORITSUGU, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 18, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stacy M. Ludwig, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs were Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Laura K. McNally argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief was James J. Sandman.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge, WILLIAMS and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This case presents the question whether the Medical Director of the Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") can be held personally liable under the Eighth Amendment for the alleged failure to treat a transsexual inmate. Appellee Dee Deidre Farmer ("Farmer"), a transsexual who has been incarcerated in various BOP facilities since 1986, alleges that appellant Kenneth Moritsugu ("Moritsugu"), the BOP's Medical Director, exhibited...

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