Dist. Ct. did not err in granting defendants-prison medical officials’ motion for summary judgment in section 1983 action alleging that defendants were deliberately indifferent to his symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. While plaintiff experienced on and off symptoms of alcohol withdrawal that included bouts of delusion and paranoia, as well as eventual dehydration, sepsis and acute respiratory failure, plaintiff failed to present evidence suggesting that orders given by defendant-prison doctor were medically deficient, especially where said defendant received reports from others about plaintiff’s condition and sent plaintiff to hospital on two occasions. Moreover, record suggested that plaintiff’s alcohol withdrawal symptoms progressed even though said symptoms had been managed appropriately.
Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Prisoners