· 3/23/1978
Tolbert Dickson v. Melvin Colman, Individually and as Sheriff of Orange County, Florida
Citations
- 569 F.2d 1310
- 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 12033
How courts have described this case
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- finding that a three-year-old shoulder injury was not a serious medical need, given inmate’s “essentially satisfactory” condition, full range of motion, and lack of treatment for the injury
- finding that plaintiff’s high blood pressure was not a “serious threat” to his health
- rejecting deliberate-indifference claims based on “continuing shoulder pain” where the inmate had “full range of motion”
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Judges: Goldberg, Ainsworth, Hill
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