Christopher Jones v. Dwight Neven

MEMORANDUM *

Appellant Christopher A. Jones (Jones) challenges the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendants in his action alleging that Defendants violated his Eighth Amendment rights by: (1) failing to inform him that he tested positive for hepatitis C; (2) exposing him to unsafe levels of environmental tobacco smoke; and (3) forcing him to sleep on the floor in a constantly illuminated and noisy solitary cell.

“In order to prevail on an Eighth Amendment claim for inadequate medical care, a plaintiff must show deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs.... ”…