De'Lonta v. Johnson, No. 11-7482 (4th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff, a Virginia inmate, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against defendants. Plaintiff is a pre-operative transsexual suffering from a diagnosed and severe form of a rare, medically recognized illness known as gender identity disorder (GID). She alleged that, in light of defendants' knowledge of her ongoing risk of self-mutilation, defendants' continued denial of consideration for sex reassignment surgery constituted deliberate indifference to her serious medical need in violation of the Eighth Amendment. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim. The court concluded, however, that plaintiff's complaint stated a claim for relief that was plausible on its face and therefore, the court reversed the judgment of the district court and remanded for further proceedings.
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