Lewis Rhinehart v. Debra Scutt
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN K. BUSH, Circuit Judge.
The Eighth Amendment bars the "inflict[ion]" of "cruel and unusual punishments." U.S. Const. amend. VIII. This case addresses how that constitutional provision applies to the medical treatment rendered by two prison doctors to an inmate who suffered from end-stage liver disease ("ESLD").
Kenneth Rhinehart ("Rhinehart"), then a prisoner, filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , alleging that medical providers associated with the Michigan Department of Corrections ("MDOC") denied him necessary treatment for his ESLD. When he died, his brothers, Lewis and David…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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