Legal Opinion
Antonio Pearson v. Prison Health Service
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 7, 2017No. 16-1140PublishedCited by 694 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
Antonio Pearson is a prisoner who suffered from two serious medical needs during his incarceration at Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution-Somerset (“SCI-Somerset”). In 2009, he filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that various prison officials and an independent medical contractor were deliberately indifferent to those needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. In this appeal, Pearson challenges the District Court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the five defendants remaining in this case. For the reasons set forth below,…
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