· 3/12/2012
Lewis v. Huntington National Bank
Citations
- 838 F. Supp. 2d 703
- 2012 WL 765077
- 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32166
How courts have described this case
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- finding that plaintiff’s acid-reflux symptoms which included “ ‘vommitting [sic] acid’ while sleeping” are extreme and/or serious
- assuming that a defendant’s five- day delay in providing acid reflux medication, which caused the plaintiff to experience vomiting, was sufficient to satisfy the objective prong of a deliberate-indifference claim
- dismissing Eighth Amendment claim in absence of allegations that “the delay was either intentional or reckless”
- finding dismissal proper in absence of allegations that “the delay was either intentional or reckless”
- granting a motion to dismiss where the plaintiff alleged that prison doctors erroneously delayed administration of prescription medication because the plaintiff “fail[ed] to allege that the delay was either intentional or reckless”
- dismissing the plaintiff’s deliberate-indifference claim where the defendant’s “alleged carelessness caused the prescription-refill delay,” and thus, the defendant’s “behavior [did not] rise[] above the level of ‘mere negligence’”
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Judges: Marbley
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