In order to succeed in such claim, the plaintiff needed to show more than inadvertent failure or negligence in diagnosis and treatment – the plaintiff needed to show serious deprivation of basic human need and that the prison officials had sufficiently culpable state of mind. At the time of his intake into the Maryland federal prison, nurse noted the plaintiff’s cardiac history and prescribed medications. The defendants alleged that the plaintiff never complained of heart-related issues during appointments with prison medical staff, and that the plaintiff’s supervisor was unfamiliar with his medical conditions.
Maryland Inmate’s Deliberate Indifference Claim Dismissed
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