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Wereb v. Maui County

United States District Court, D. Hawaii
Jul 28, 2010
727 F. Supp. 2d 898 (D. Haw. 2010)
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finding no evidence to show the defendants were subjectively aware of a serious medical need when the defendants stated they did not believe the plaintiff needed medical attention

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Opinion

Civil No. 09-00198 JMS/LEK.

July 28, 2010.

Edwin S. Budge, Erik J. Heipt, Budge Heipt, PLLC, Seattle, WA, Kenneth J. Shimozono, Takemoto Shimozono LLC, Honolulu, HI, for Plaintiffs.

Moana Monique Lutey, Department of the Corporation Counsel, Wailuku, HI, James Ric Gass, Gass Weber Mullins LLC, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendants.

ORDER (1) GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS HANKINS, BURGESS, LEE, GOMES, AMANO, ALVAREZ, MAWAE, AND KIA'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND (2) DENYING DEFENDANT MAUI COUNTY'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

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Wereb v. Maui County

United States District Court, D. Hawaii
Jul 28, 2010
727 F. Supp. 2d 898 (D. Haw. 2010)

finding no evidence to show the defendants were subjectively aware of a serious medical need when the defendants stated they did not believe the plaintiff needed medical attention

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Case details for

Wereb v. Maui County

Case Details

Full title:ELMER STEPHEN WEREB and BETTY WEREB, Plaintiffs, v. MAUI COUNTY, a…

Court:United States District Court, D. Hawaii

Date published: Jul 28, 2010

Citations

727 F. Supp. 2d 898 (D. Haw. 2010)

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