Plaintiff is a state prisoner pursuing a medical deliberate indifference claim under the Eighth Amendment against a medical provider at a previous facility. Plaintiff suffers from serious gastroenterological issues and constipation. According to Plaintiff, he apprised Defendant of his severe pain and constipation during a doctor’s appointment, at which time Defendant refused to treat his constipation for non-medical reasons and referred him for a diagnostic screening. Plaintiff’s pain and constipation had been previously documented by healthcare staff. Plaintiff avers that he suffered physical and mental pain as a result of Defendant’s refusal to treat his gastrointestinal needs. Defendant claims that she did not act with the requisite subjective knowledge; that, in any event, she acted reasonably in spite of that knowledge; and that Plaintiff has not established injuries. The case has survived summary judgment and will proceed to trial.
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