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Witherspoon v. Warner

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
Jul 15, 2013
No. CV-12-5163-JPH (E.D. Wash. Jul. 15, 2013)

Summary

denying injunctive relief where prisoner offered only conclusory allegations of need for opiates which had been denied as medically unnecessary based in part on his "high risk for opioid dependence and addiction," and because his doctors determined that risk "outweighed any potential benefit."

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Opinion

No. CV-12-5163-JPH

07-15-2013

ALVIN LESLIE WITHERSPOON, Plaintiff, v. BERNARD WARNER, et al., Defendants.


ORDER ADOPTING REPORT

AND RECOMMENDATION

Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation issued by Judge Hutton recommending the Court deny Plaintiff's Motion for a Preliminary Injunction or a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), ECF No. 32. No objections have been filed.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. After reviewing the report and the file, the Court adopts the Report and Recommendation issued by Judge Hutton, ECF No. 32, in its entirety.

2. Plaintiff's Motion for a Preliminary Injunction or a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), ECF No. 13, is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED. The District Court Executive is hereby directed to enter this Order and furnish copies to counsel.

______________________

ROBERT H. WHALEY

United States District Judge


Summaries of

Witherspoon v. Warner

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
Jul 15, 2013
No. CV-12-5163-JPH (E.D. Wash. Jul. 15, 2013)

denying injunctive relief where prisoner offered only conclusory allegations of need for opiates which had been denied as medically unnecessary based in part on his "high risk for opioid dependence and addiction," and because his doctors determined that risk "outweighed any potential benefit."

Summary of this case from Arellano v. Santos
Case details for

Witherspoon v. Warner

Case Details

Full title:ALVIN LESLIE WITHERSPOON, Plaintiff, v. BERNARD WARNER, et al., Defendants.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

Date published: Jul 15, 2013

Citations

No. CV-12-5163-JPH (E.D. Wash. Jul. 15, 2013)

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