LECH v. VON GOELER

No. 22-1507.

92 F.4th 56 (2024)

Lidia LECH, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Dorothea VON GOELER; Baystate Medical Practices, Inc.; Hampden County Sheriff's Department; Maria Diaz; Nicole Skorupski; Elizabeth Meaux; Shantelle Rosado; Julie Belle-Isle; Lynn Chase; Michael J. Ashe, Jr.; Patricia Murphy; Nicholas Cocchi; Natalie Cruz; and Michael Vancini, Defendants, Appellees, John Doe 1 and John Doe 2, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

February 2, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Volchok , with whom Allison M. Schultz , Joseph M. Meyer , Michael Moorin , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, and John R. Godleski were on brief, for appellant.

Thomas E. Day , with whom Lauren F. Olanoff and Egan, Flanagan and Cohen, P.C. were on brief, for appellees Hampden County Sheriff's Department, Maria Diaz, Nicole Skorupski, Elizabeth Meaux, Shantelle Rosado, Julie Belle-Isle, Lynn Chase, Michael J. Ashe, Jr., Patricia Murphy, Nicholas Cocchi, Natalie Cruz, and Michael Vancini.

Michael B. Doherty , with whom Kevin C. Giordano and Keyes and Donnellan, P.C. were on brief, for appellees Dorothea von Goeler and Baystate Medical Practices, Inc.

Before Rikelman, Selya, and Howard, Circuit Judges.


When she was thirty-four weeks pregnant and during a three-month period of incarceration at a correctional facility in Western Massachusetts, Lidia Lech experienced a stillbirth. She sued healthcare providers and other staff affiliated with the facility, alleging that they disregarded her concerns about the serious medical...

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