Supreme Court of the United States
Erickson v. Pardus
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- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Per curiam
- Yes — no individual author
- Filed
- June 4, 2007
- Case
- Erickson v. Pardus
- Case status
- Decided
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Per Curiam. Imprisoned by the State of Colorado and alleging violations of his Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment, William Erickson, the petitioner in this Court, filed suit against prison officials in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. He alleged that a liver condition resulting from hepatitis C required a treatment program that officials had commence…
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