Ellis Marlow Haskew v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida

Ellis Marlow Haskew is a prisoner of the State of Florida, who is presently serving a sentence at Raiford. He filed a petition for money damages for alleged denial of proper medical treatment by the prison medical director and a medical assistant. 1

The district court dismissed the complaint, holding that, “It is apparent from the petition that petitioner is not being denied medical treatment but merely that petitioner, from his layman’s point of view, does not feel that the medical care is proper.” 2

The petition shows that the appellant claims merely that he should have been admitted as an…