CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Rector v Fuciarelli
Prisoner’s misdiagnosis allegations fail to plead deliberate indifference
Decided
The citation
Rector v Fuciarelli, opinion and order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, issued November 9, 2026 (Case No. 26-11371)
From the case summary
Prisoner Dean Rector alleged that nurse Amy Beth Fuciarelli misdiagnosed him with tuberculosis, quarantined him, and transferred him to a hospital, where a doctor diagnosed pneumonia. He sued under § 1983, the ADA, and the Rehabilitation Act, and asserted state tort claims. A magistrate judge…
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