Terrance Love v. Kasey Kramer, et al.

Summary

The court conducts a merit review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A of Terrance Love’s amended complaint concerning allegedly delayed and inadequate medical treatment for a fractured hand. The court grants leave to amend, finds an Eighth Amendment deliberate-indifference claim against the named defendants, and orders service and related procedural steps.

Holdings

1. The court granted Love's motion for leave to file an amended complaint and directed the clerk to docket the proposed amended complaint.
2. The amended complaint states an Eighth Amendment claim for deliberate indifference to a serious medical need against the named defendants.

Questions Presented

1. Whether leave to file the proposed amended complaint should be granted under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15.
2. Whether the amended complaint states an Eighth Amendment claim for deliberate indifference to a serious medical need under the screening standard of 28 U.S.C. § 1915A.

Disposition

other