Langston v. Milton S. Hershey Med. Ctr. — Nov. 2016 (Summary)

CIVIL RIGHTS

Langston v. Milton S. Hershey Med. Ctr.
Case No. 1:15-CV-2027 (M.D. Pa. Nov. 16, 2016)

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania denied a former patient’s motion for reconsideration following dismissal of her civil rights claim against a hospital.  The former patient attempted to add allegations to her complaint to clearly state a relationship between the state University of Pennsylvania and Hershey Medical Center, but the court found the allegations insufficient to show that “state action” existed as needed to state a section 1983 claim.  The court concluded that because the second complaint did not sufficiently allege state action by the hospital or the treating physician, its dismissal was proper, and accordingly denied the former patient’s motion for reconsideration.