J. W. Gamble
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J. W. Gamble was the Texas prison inmate whose lawsuit over inadequate medical care led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Estelle v. Gamble, which established that deliberate indifference to serious medical needs of prisoners violates the Eighth Amendment.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
litigant
ⓘ
person ⓘ prisoner ⓘ |
| allegation |
deliberate indifference to serious medical needs
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inadequate medical care in prison ⓘ |
| associatedAmendment | Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedLegalDoctrine | deliberate indifference standard ⓘ |
| caseCitation | Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97 (1976) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimType | civil rights violation ⓘ |
| constitutionalClaim |
Eighth Amendment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cruel and unusual punishment ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| jurisdictionOfCase | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | being the inmate plaintiff in Estelle v. Gamble ⓘ |
| lawsuitFiledAgainst |
Texas prison officials
ⓘ
W. J. Estelle Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCase | Estelle v. Gamble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalOutcomeSignificance | case led to Supreme Court standard on deliberate indifference ⓘ |
| legalProceeding | federal civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 ⓘ |
| legalSignificance | central figure in defining prisoners’ Eighth Amendment medical care rights ⓘ |
| occupation | prison inmate at time of lawsuit ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention | Texas Department of Corrections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAsserted | right to adequate medical care while incarcerated ⓘ |
| roleInCase | plaintiff ⓘ |
| stateOfDetention | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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