Robert Jay Damron, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Luther Luckett Correctional Complex; Stephen T. Smith, Inhis Personal Capacity and in His Official Capacity As Wardenof the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex; John Doe, Inhis Personal Capacity and in His Official Capacity Asmedical Doctor at the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex;domingo Baisas, M.d., Defendants-appellees, 989 F.2d 499 (6th Cir. 1993)

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US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit - 989 F.2d 499 (6th Cir. 1993) March 18, 1993

Before MILBURN and DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.


ORDER

Robert Jay Damron, a pro se Kentucky state prisoner, appeals the summary judgment in favor of defendants in this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 9(a), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed. R. App. P. 34(a).

Damron sought monetary relief in this action against the warden and prison physician at the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex. He alleged that he had fallen outside the shower area due to water on the floor, breaking a wire in his knee cap, and that he had to wait over a month to have the broken wire removed. The district court granted defendants' well-documented motion for summary judgment.

Upon review, it is concluded that defendants were properly granted summary judgment, as there is no genuine issue of material fact and they are entitled to judgment as a matter of law. See Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 247 (1986). The record in this case clearly established that defendants were not deliberately indifferent to Damron's serious medical needs. See Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 106 (1976). Damron's complaint about the slippery floor outside the showers demonstrates no more than negligence on the part of the defendants, which is not actionable under § 1983. See Wilson v. Seiter, 111 S. Ct. 2321, 2328 (1991).

Accordingly, the district court's judgment is affirmed. Rule 9(b) (3), Rules of the Sixth Circuit.

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