Free Motion for Summary Judgment - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

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3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
PRISONER
MICHAEL HARTSOCK : CIVIL NO. 3 :03CV735 (JCH)(HBF)
v. :
JOHN ARMSTRONG, ET AL. : DECEMBER 22, 2004
i AFFIDAVIT OF BRIAN MURPHY IN SUPPORT OF
E DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Brian Murphy, being first duly sworn, deposes and says:
E 1. I am currently the Deputy Commissioner of the Operations Division of the
Connecticut Department of Correction.
1 2. I served as the Lead Warden of the MacDougal1-Walker Correctional Institution
» ("M—WCI") in Suffield, Connecticut during the period May, 2001 to April, 2003.
3. Michael Hartsock (Inmate No. 128651) was an inmate at M—WCI during the
period from April 5, 2000 to April 19, 2000 and again during the period from August 13, 2001 to
March 7, 2002.
_ 4. I do not recall any conversations with Mr. Hartsock although I may have seen him
i on occasion during my regular tours of the MacDougal1gWalker Correctional Institution when I 1
was the Lead Warden at that facility. To the best of my knowledge, Mr. Hartsock and I never
. had any discussion regarding Hepatitis C.
i 5. The Warden’s Office at the MacDougall—Walker Correctional Institution has
conducted an extensive search of their correspondence files and has not found any written
communication from Mr. Michael Hartsock relating to Hepatitis C.

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6. I was not aware that Mr. Hartsock had Hepatitis C until I was served with the
complaint in this matter in August, 2003.
7. If Mr. Hartsock had communicated with me any concerns regarding his Hepatitis
C or other medical issues, I would have communicated with the medical staff at M-WCI
y regarding those concerns. I am not a medical practitioner and I could not make any decision as
j to when or if treatment for Hepatitis C may be appropriate in any given case. As the Warden at
W M-WCI, I would typically rely on the medical advice of the physicians as to the medical I
° condition of inmates, the need for treatment and the appropriateness of any required treatment.
I, Brian Murphy, do hereby swear that the contents of the foregoing affidavit are true and
accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief
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r l BH an Murph? /
I Subscribed and sworn to, before me, this day of December, 2004.
/g .2 ( Jzriezg )
Richard 'Pt. Couture
Commissioner ofthe Superior Court
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DEFENDANTS
John Armstrong, et al.
RICHARD BLUMENTHAL
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Richard T. Couture
Assistant Attorney General
110 Sherman Street
Hartford, CT 06105
, Federal Bar #ct05480 g
E-Mail: [email protected]
l - Tel.: (860) 808-5450
Fax: (860) 808-5591
1 CERTIFICATION
. I I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Affidavit of Brian Murphy was sent by first
class mail, postage prepaid, this 22nd day of December, 2004, to:
Michael Hartsock, Inmate No. 128651 · A
Cheshire Correctional Institution
900 Highland Avenue
E Cheshire, CT 06410
Richard T. Couture A
. Assistant Attorney General
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