Bruce A. Estes v. Virginia Department of Corrections, et al.

Summary

The court dismissed without prejudice as moot Bruce A. Estes’s motions for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging deliberate indifference to serious medical needs. The court concluded that Estes had received the recommended pain-management treatment, including a TENS unit, and therefore the requested injunctive relief was no longer necessary.

Holdings

1. The motions for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order were moot because Estes had received the requested pain-management treatment, specifically a TENS Unit.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Estes's motions for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order became moot after he received the medical treatment, including a TENS Unit, that he sought.

Disposition

dismissed