Scott Lynn Gibson, aka Vanessa Lynn v. Brian Collier, et al.
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether an Eighth Amendment claim for deliberate indifference to a prisoner's life-threatening medical need can be disposed of without any individualized medical evaluation of the potential effectiveness of the last remaining treatment for that need if there is not universal' medical acceptance of that treatment
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether an Eighth Amendment claim for deliberate indifference to a _ prisoner’s _lifethreatening medical need can be disposed of without any individualized medical evaluation of the potential effectiveness of the last remaining treatment for that need if there is not “universal” medical acceptance of that treatment? 2. Whether the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause requires that any particular medical treatment sought in prison must be usually provided to prisoners in order for the deprivation of such treatment to be “unusual” enough to trigger the Eighth Amendment?