Randolph Ashford v. T. Byrne (MD); P. Derrick (RN/HCA)

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina reviewed Plaintiff Randolph Ashford’s objections to a Report and Recommendation concerning his motion for a preliminary injunction. The court overruled the objections, adopted the Report and Recommendation, denied the motion for a preliminary injunction, and recommitted the matter to the Magistrate Judge for further review.

Holdings

1. A district court must conduct de novo review of the portions of a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation to which specific objections are made, while unobjected-to portions and portions challenged only by general or conclusory objections are reviewed for clear error.
2. A prisoner's disagreement with a medical provider's judgment, or negligent diagnosis or treatment, does not by itself establish deliberate indifference; Plaintiff therefore failed to show a likelihood of success on the merits and was not entitled to a preliminary injunction.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court properly reviewed the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation under the de novo and clear-error standards.
2. Whether Plaintiff demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits sufficient to warrant a preliminary injunction based on alleged deliberate indifference to his medical needs.

Disposition

other