Wayne Edwards v. Donald N. Snyder, Jr., Director, Michael L. Holmes, Allan Wisely

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• holding that defendants were deliberately indifferent when they denied the plaintiff treatment for his dislocated finger for two days
• concluding that a prisoner stated a deliberate-indifference claim by alleging a two-day delay in treating a dislocated finger that caused unnecessary pain and permanent disfigurement
• holding that a plaintiff who dislocated his finger and was forced to wait two days for treatment, leading to the infliction of unnecessary pain, permanent disfigurement and the loss of range of motion, suffered a painful medical condition and stated an Eighth Amendment claim
• noting that pro se plaintiffs may inadvertently plead them- selves out of court by pleading facts that preclude recovery
• noting that two-day delay in treatment for open dislocated finger for no medical reason stated a claim against prison doctor for deliberate indifference
• noting that two-hour delay in treatment for open dislocated finger for no medical reason stated a claim against a prison doctor for deliberate indifference

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