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Burns v. Laurance

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Feb 4, 2015
Civil Action No. 10-cv-02691-WJM-CBS (D. Colo. Feb. 4, 2015)

Summary

holding that difference of opinion between prisoner and his treating physicians about the offered alternatives and the preferred course of medical treatment does not constitute an Eighth Amendment violation

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Opinion

Civil Action No. 10-cv-02691-WJM-CBS

02-04-2015

DOUGLAS BURNS, Plaintiff, v. TED LAURANCE, TEJINDER SINGH, and MICHAEL ASSEN, Defendants.


Judge William J. Martínez

FINAL JUDGMENT

Pursuant to and in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 58(a), all Orders entered during the pendency of this case and the Order Adopting January 12, 2015 Recommendation Of Magistrate Judge And Granting Defendants' Motion For Summary Judgment, entered by the Honorable William J. Martínez, United States District Judge, on February 3, 2015, it is

ORDERED that

1. The Magistrate Judge's Recommendation (ECF No. 219) is ADOPTED in its entirety;



2. Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 213) is GRANTED; and



3. Final Judgment is entered in favor of Defendants and against the Plaintiff. Each party shall bear his own costs.

Dated at Denver, Colorado this 4th day of February 2015.

BY THE COURT:

JEFFREY P. COLWELL, CLERK

By: s/Deborah Hansen

Deborah Hansen, Deputy Clerk


Summaries of

Burns v. Laurance

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Feb 4, 2015
Civil Action No. 10-cv-02691-WJM-CBS (D. Colo. Feb. 4, 2015)

holding that difference of opinion between prisoner and his treating physicians about the offered alternatives and the preferred course of medical treatment does not constitute an Eighth Amendment violation

Summary of this case from Shoals v. CHP (Clinical Health Partners)
Case details for

Burns v. Laurance

Case Details

Full title:DOUGLAS BURNS, Plaintiff, v. TED LAURANCE, TEJINDER SINGH, and MICHAEL…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO

Date published: Feb 4, 2015

Citations

Civil Action No. 10-cv-02691-WJM-CBS (D. Colo. Feb. 4, 2015)

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