Francisco Elario Martinez v. Nurse Wallace

Francisco Martinez, a state prisoner appearing pro se, appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants, Alma Wallace and Khatrena Bynes, in his civil rights lawsuit filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On appeal, Martinez argues that Wallace and Bynes were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. After careful review, we affirm. 1

We review de novo the district court’s grant of a motion for summary judgment, viewing all evidence and reasonable factual inferences in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party. Turnes v. AmSouth…