FARADAY v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

No. 17694.

952 A.2d 764 (2008)

288 Conn. 326

William FARADAY v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided August 12, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil Parille, assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, were Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, and Henri Alexandre, assistant attorney general, for the appellant (respondent).

Kim Coleman, with whom, on the brief, was Erin M. Kallaugher, for the appellee (petitioner).

BORDEN, KATZ, PALMER, VERTEFEUILLE and ZARELLA, Js.


PALMER, J.

Under Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 97 S.Ct. 285, 50 L.Ed.2d 251 (1976), prison officials will be found to have violated the eighth amendment to the United States constitution1 if, by virtue of their deliberate indifference to an inmate's serious medical needs, they refuse to provide care or treatment to that inmate. The petitioner, William Faraday, filed a petition for a writ of habeas...

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