Evans v. Manos.U.S. District Court DELAY OF CARE DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE Evans v. Manos, 336 F.Supp.2d 255 (W.D.N.Y. 2004). A state inmate brought a pro se [section] 1983 action against a corrections officer The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , doctor and dentist. The district court held that the prison doctor's alleged conduct of delaying the inmate's examination and treatment for an alleged back injury did not amount to deliberate indifference, in violation of the Eighth Amendment. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the court, the inmate was given pain relievers both before and after he was evaluated by the physician, x-rays were negative, and there was no evidence that the doctor intended to cause the inmate to suffer unnecessary pain. (Southport Correctional Facility The Southport Correctional Facility is an ultra-maximum-security, or "supermax," prison in New York State, USA. It is located in the town of Southport, New York, in upstate Chemung County. , New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ) |
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