Case Result: Prison Medical Provider Accused of Deliberate Indifference to Prisoner’s Chronic Issue
Summary judgment granted in prisoner’s claims that a prison medical provider was deliberately indifferent to a chronic gastrointestinal issue.
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Summary judgment granted in prisoner’s claims that a prison medical provider was deliberately indifferent to a chronic gastrointestinal issue.
The court dismissed Plaintiff ’s claim, finding that such a claim is not cognizable where the underlying claim is one pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Many Variables are Involved in a Deliberate Indifference Claim Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 per the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, there are several
Areas of Law:
42 USC § 1983 — Deliberate Indifference
Correctional Healthcare
Venue:
6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Verdict:
Affirmed dismissal of case by lower court
Details:
Plaintiff claimed deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs when the prison medical staff refused to treat him for chronic depression and suicidal tendencies, an elbow injury, and Hepatitis C.
Prison medical records showed that he was treated for his elbow injury and received psychological and psychiatric treatment. The treating physician determined the inmate was a poor candidate for a specific treatment that the inmate requested for his Hepatitis C.
Chapman Law Group contended that the inmate’s deliberate indifference claim failed because it was a mere disagreement over his treatments, and the appellate court agreed.
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Ronald W. Chapman Sr., M.P.A., LL.M.
Founding Shareholder
President & CEO
Complex Healthcare Fraud, Qui Tam,
Uninsured Physicians
All Offices – Main Office Sarasota
6841 Energy Court
Sarasota, FL 34240
Phone: (941) 893-3449
Summary judgment granted in prisoner’s claims that a prison medical provider was deliberately indifferent to a chronic gastrointestinal issue.
The court dismissed Plaintiff ’s claim, finding that such a claim is not cognizable where the underlying claim is one pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Many Variables are Involved in a Deliberate Indifference Claim Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 per the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, there are several
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