Edward Koehl v. Stephen Dalsheim, Superintendent Kenley Meritt, Corrections Officer Frank Averill, Corrections Officer

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• noting that the defendant must have actual notice of the prisoner’s serious medical need
• finding sufficiently serious medical need where plaintiff needed specifically prescribed, tinted eyeglasses to prevent severe double vision and loss of depth perception
• noting that the plaintiff had alleged such circumstances
• claim for injunctive relief in insufficient medical treatment action proper where official has “overall responsibility to ensure that prisoners’ basic needs were met.”

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