Knight v. Wiseman

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• holding that the delay, as opposed to the underlying condition, must cause some degree of harm
• holding that the delay, as opposed to the underlying condition, must cause some degree of harm
• noting that delay was result of guards’ inability to leave prison work gang unattended
• concluding that since a § 1983 cause of action is against a ‘person,’ in order ‘[t]o recover damages under § 1983, a plaintiff must establish that a defendant was personally responsible for the deprivation of a constitutional right.’”
• explaining that an Eighth Amendment claim based on delay will fail \unless the plaintiff introduces verifying medical evidence that shows his condition worsened because of the delay\
• explaining that an Eighth Amend‐ ment claim based on delay will fail “unless the plaintiff intro‐ duces verifying medical evidence that shows his condition worsened because of the delay”

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