KAREN SCOVIL, as Administratrix of the Estate of KELLY JO GRIFFEN, VS. NICHOLAS J. RENCRICCA, and MAGDALENA GRODZKI

On 7/21/03, Kelly Jo Griffen, 24 year old mother of two, was to be held at MCI Framingham for one night before going to court in the morning. Ms. Griffen was experiencing the effects of heroin withdrawal. Medical staff knew that Ms. Griffen was not keeping fluids in her system, but failed to take steps to rehydrate her. Two hours before she became comatose, Ms. Griffen’s vital signs showed that she was in grave danger. Defendant Grodski was unable to obtain a blood pressure reading or a pulse. Although Defendant Grodski informed the defendants doctors of this situation, none of the defendants provided life-saving treatment until it was too late. Ms. Griffen died of a heart failure due to dehydration.