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· 4/5/2006

Andre Johnson v. Donald T. Snyder, Eugene McAdory Assistant Warden, Pam Grubman

Citations

  • 444 F.3d 579
  • 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 8166
  • 2006 WL 861122

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that prisoner’s correspondence to jailer about pain was inadequate to support claim that jailer knew about underlying condition
  • finding it proper for health care unit administrator—who was also a nurse—to defer to a physician's diagnosis
  • granting summary judgment since official presented evidence that he did not receive, review or decide plaintiffs grievance
  • prison health administrator who investigated prisoner’s complaints by reviewing his medical records could defer to provider’s decisions
  • Warden not deliberately indifferent to prisoner's medical needs where evidence suggested \the Warden was aware of the problem and believed that his subordinates were attending to the issue\
  • fact that medical staff was addressing prisoner’s medical needs insulated the warden from liability

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Judges: Evans, Kanne, Manion

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