Davis v. Prison Health Servs., No. 10-2690 (6th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseDavis, an insulin-dependent inmate chosen to participate in an off-site public works program, claimed that he was removed from his public-works employment because of his sexual orientation. He claimed that officers supervising his work crew ridiculed and belittled him and that when he believed he was suffering a low blood sugar incident at the work site, the supervisor refused to directly hand him a packet of honey. Supervisors had Davis complete a medical health care request and meet with a nurse upon his return to the correctional facility. Although the nurse determined that his blood sugar levels were normal and that the episode was a false alarm, the health unit manager, ordered that Davis be removed from the public-works program. Davis claimed that non-homosexual, insulin-dependent diabetic inmates were allowed to continue working in the program and filed a grievance, which was denied. The district court screened his pro se civil rights complaint pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act and dismissed for failure to state a claim. The Sixth Circuit reversed.
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