No. 20-6534

Deverick Scott v. Rory Griffin, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-violation cruel-and-unusual-punishment deliberate-indifference due-process eighth-amendment grievances inmate-rights medical-malpractice medical-treatment policy
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess FourthAmendment Punishment
Latest Conference: 2021-02-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is A.D.C.'s Correct Care Solutions Medical policy unconstitutional when it denies Scott's tooth restoration?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Is “A.D.C.”, Correct Care Solutions Medical policy unconstitutional to Scott, and all other inmates in A.D.C. when Dr. Dove refuse to refill and restore Scott’s Tooth #18 that Dr. Dove previously stated: “Tooth # 18 became un-restorable due to deep decay.” /D.E. # 45-1 PG. 108]. Cause Scott wouldn’t let him extract tooth # 17? MCDOWELL V. JONES 990 F.2D 433 (8TH Cir. 1993); Lives v. SCHERICK, 700 F.3D 340, 356 (8TH Cir. 2012). 2. Did District Court, 8" Circuit Court of Appeals, abuse its discretion by failing to liberally construe review on Scott’s complaint as Dr. Dove, Dr. Stringfellow, complete failure to treat tooth # 18? “Denying and delaying medical treatment?” ATKINSON V. BOHN, 91 F3p 1127, 1128-29 (8TH Cir. 1999); HARTSFIELD Vv. COLBURN, 371 F.3D 454, 457 (8TH Cir. 2004) 3. Is it an unconstitutional medical malpractice practice and procedure to deny Scott, and other inmates in A.D.C. medical attention requested and prescribed for over 6 months and Scott writing grievances every month, to get medical attention and still not rectifying and Scott still denied teeth filling for four more months due to A.D.C., Correct Care Solutions policy medical policy forcing inmate Scott to continue suffering. MOORE V. JACKSON 123 F3p 1082. 1084-87 (8TH CiR. 1997); Boyd v. KNOX 47 F3D 966, 969 (8TH Cir. 1995); HALTIWANGER V. MOBLEY 230 F3p 1363 (8TH CIR 2000); HARRIS V. HEGMANN, 198 F3D 153, 159-60 (5TH CiR 1999) 4. Ifa dentist refuse to fill or restore a tooth once prescribed by dentist, cause an inmate refuse to have another tooth extracted. Is that “Intentionally denying or delaying access to . i medical care or intentionally interfering with treatment once prescribed”? ESTELLE, SuPRA, 429 US AT 104-05, 97 S.CT AT 291; RHODES V. CHAPMAN 452 US 337, 347, 101 S.CT 2392, 2399, 69 L.ED.2D 59 (1981). ii

Docket Entries

2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-04
Waiver of right of respondent Rory Griffin to respond filed.
2020-11-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 4, 2021)

Attorneys

Deverick Scott
Deverick Scott — Petitioner
Deverick Scott — Petitioner
Rory Griffin
Michael Anthony CantrellOffice of the Arkansas Attorney General, Respondent
Michael Anthony CantrellOffice of the Arkansas Attorney General, Respondent