Joseph W. Johnson v. David C. Treen

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Because the materials submitted by the appellant Johnson do not create a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the defendants acted towards him with deliberate indifference to a serious medical need, we affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment.

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Joseph Johnson, an inmate of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against several defendants alleging violation of his eighth amendment rights. He claimed that he suffered an unspecified medical condition that had been worsening over a period of two years because of…