Joyner v. Greiner

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• holding that if prison staff were not \personally involved\ in the unconstitutional conduct, the medical indifference claim must be dismissed
• holding that defendant's affirmed denial of plaintiff's grievance is insufficient to establish personal involvement
• explaining that the subjective prong requires “some evidence that the health care providers knowingly and intentionally rendered improper treatment” (citing Farmer, 511 U.S. at 837)
• dismissing an action because the pro se plaintiff “failed to allege facts tending to establish” a violation of his constitutional rights
• dismissing claims against superintendent and head physician where defendants either did not respond to plaintiff’s grievances regarding medical care or responded, asserting that there was “nothing [the defendant] could do” (quotation marks omitted)
• dismissing claims against superintendent and head physician where defendants either did not respond to plaintiff’s grievances regarding medical care or responded, asserting that there was “nothing [the defendant] could do” (quotation marks omitted)

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