Michael Jermaine Jones v. H.S.U. Manager Alana Acker, Registered Nurse Frosch, John or Jane Doe Nurse That Worked on 7/24/2025, Department of Corrections, Ms. Walker, Warden K. Garceau, Deputy Warden Pierzina, Manager Johnson, and Columbia Correctional Institution

Summary

The United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin dismissed Michael Jermaine Jones’s prisoner civil-rights complaint alleging that prison medical staff failed to provide adequate treatment for a serious medical condition. The court concluded that the allegations did not show that any defendant consciously disregarded his medical needs, but permitted Jones to file an amended complaint by June 10, 2026.

Holdings

1. Jones adequately alleged a serious medical need because his symptoms suggested a serious medical problem carrying a risk of significant impairment, even though the court did not accept his unsupported assertion that he had suffered a stroke.
2. The complaint failed to state an Eighth Amendment claim because it did not allege facts showing that any named defendant consciously disregarded Jones's serious medical condition.
3. The complaint was properly dismissed at screening because its allegations did not state a claim for relief against any defendant.
4. Jones was granted leave to file an amended complaint correcting the identified deficiencies by June 10, 2026.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Jones's allegations stated an Eighth Amendment claim that prison officials were deliberately indifferent to a serious medical need.
2. Whether the complaint should be dismissed at screening under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915 and 1915A.
3. Whether Jones should be allowed to amend his complaint to address the pleading deficiencies.
4. Whether additional allegations concerning medical records, racial discrimination, and a sexual assault belonged in the same lawsuit as the medical-care claims.

Disposition

dismissed