Thompson

Thompson v. Saukhla

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaApril 28, 20212:18-cv-02422California8,719 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ----oo0oo---- 11 FELICIA THOMPSON, INDIVIDUALLY No. 2:18-cv-02422 WBS KJN

AND AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST OF

KEITH AUSTIN THOMPSON Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE

DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT NARINDER SAUKHLA, M.D.; RUTH

PORTUGAL; SILOCHANA NAIDOO;

BRIAN BRIGGS; MONICA R. CORTEZ;

ANDRES D. GALVAN; BETHLEHEM

HAILE, M.D.; et al. Defendants. 20 ----oo0oo---- Plaintiff Felicia Thompson brought this action against defendants Narinder Saukhla, M.D. (“Dr. Saukhla”), Ruth Portugal (“Nurse Portugal”), and Brian Briggs (“Officer Briggs”), individually and as the as successor-in-interest to her father, decedent Keith Austin Thompson (“decedent” or “Thompson”), seeking damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for deliberate indifference to a serious medical need in violation of the Eighth Amendment, and alleging medical malpractice/professional negligence and…

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