BURK v. FAVALORO

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ISHMAEL ALI SHUKAR BURK, Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION v. NO. 22-84 MS. FAVALORO, et al., Defendants. PAPPERT, J. May 15, 2023 MEMORANDUM Ishmael Burk, proceeding pro se, sued prison officials and medical staff under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging deliberate indifference to his medical needs, specifically, a back injury he claims to have suffered after slipping and falling in the shower. All four defendants move for summary judgment, three of whom assert a defense of failure to satisfy the Prison Litigation Reform Act’s…