Cintron v. Bibeault

  • Filed: May 11, 2023
  • Status: Active
  • Court: US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • Latest Update: Aug 05, 2025
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The brief was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in support of Jerry Cintron, whose lawsuit alleges that while suffering from substance use disorder, he was given no treatment despite his requests for it. Instead, he was kept in disciplinary segregation for over one year.

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The brief was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in support of Jerry Cintron, whose lawsuit alleges that while suffering from substance use disorder, he was given no treatment despite his requests for it. Instead, he was kept in disciplinary segregation for over one year where he spent at least 23 hours a day in an eight-by-ten foot cell, was given a maximum of one 10-minute phone call each month, and was provided no access to programming.

Case Number:
22-1716
Judge:
Circuit Judges Gelpí, Lipez, and Kayatta
Attorney(s):
Lynette Labinger, Sonja Deyoe

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