Summary
This screening order from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin addresses a pro se prisoner’s §1983 complaint alleging deliberate indifference to serious medical needs in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. The court grants the plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis, screens the amended complaint under 28 U.S.C. §1915A, and finds that the allegations regarding inadequate medical treatment state a plausible claim. The order permits the case to proceed against multiple jail medical staff and correctional officers, orders service of process by the U.S. Marshals Service, and establishes procedures for filing fee payments and future case management.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the plaintiff may proceed on a §1983 claim alleging denial of medical care under the Fourteenth Amendment.
- Whether the plaintiff may proceed in forma pauperis without prepaying the filing fee.
Holdings
- The court held that Robinson may proceed on a Fourteenth Amendment denial of medical care claim against all named defendants.
- The court granted Robinson’s motion to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee.
Factual background
Dominique Robinson, a pre‑trial detainee at Milwaukee County Jail, alleged that after a fall on November 13, 2024 he suffered neck, back, and head injuries. He claimed that prison medical staff failed to order appropriate imaging, provided inadequate physical‑therapy treatment, prescribed an unsupervised "spine conditioning program," and discontinued his medication, causing continued severe pain.
Procedural history
Plaintiff filed a §1983 complaint as a pre‑trial detainee and moved to proceed in forma pauperis without prepaying the filing fee; the court considered the motion and screened the complaint for plausibility.