Alspaugh v. McConnell, No. 08-2330 (6th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseAn inmate at a maximum security facility brought a pro se action under 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that he was injured by prison guards and received inadequate treatment. The district court entered a stay of discovery, based on defendants' claim that the inmate failed to exhaust administrative remedies, and later dismissed the case without lifting the stay. The Sixth Circuit affirmed dismissal of claims related to medical care, stating that the evidence was sufficient to establish, as a matter of law, that the defendants were not deliberately indifferent. The court reversed and remanded summary judgment on the excessive force claim, stating that the inmate's request for a video of the incident was not vague and goes to the essence of the claim.
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