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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Abelardo Chaparro, 

Plaintiff, 

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L.P.N. Lohmann, 

Defendant. 

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No. CIV 05-241-PHX-DGC (CRP)

ORDER

On January 20, 2005, Plaintiff Abelardo Chaparro, presently confined in Arizona

State Prison Complex-Douglas, filed a Civil Rights Complaint by a Prisoner ("Complaint")

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court dismissed Plaintiff's Complaint with leave to

amend on M ay 9, 2005 (Doc. #4). After receiving an extension of time for filing an amended

complaint, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint ("Amended Complaint") on August

4, 2005.

Statutory Screening of Prisoner Complaints

The Court is required to screen complaints and amended comp laints brought by

prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a

governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion

thereof if the Plaintiff has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to

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state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a

defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), (2). The Court also

must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if Plaint iff fails t o exhaust any administrative

remedy available to him. 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a).

Amended Complaint

Named as Defendant to the Amended Complaint is "Exhibit 'a' under provider's

signature," Licensed Practical Nurse, Arizona State Prison Complex-Yuma, Cheyenne Unit.

T he signature on Exhibit "a" appears to be that of L.P.N. Lohmann. The Court will direct

the Clerk of the Court to reflect L.P.N. Lohmann as the Defendant in this action.

Plaintiff's sole ground for relief is that Defendant refused to provide him with

emergency medical care in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Plaintiff seeks money

damages.

To st at e a § 1983 medical claim under the Eighth Amendment, Plaintiff must show

that Defendants acted with “deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs.” Estelle

v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 106 (1976). Deliberate indifference may occur if “ p rison officials

deny, delay or intentionally interfere with medical treatment.” Hutchinson v. Unit ed States,

838 F.2d 390, 394 (9th Cir. 1988). A mere delay in medical care, without more, is insufficient

to state a claim against prison officials for deliberate indifference. Shapley v. Nevada Bd.

of State Prison Comm’rs, 766 F.2d 404, 407 (9th Cir. 1985). Plaintiff must show the delay

in treatment was harmful. Id. 

To state a claim of deliberate indifference, a plaintiff must allege that a specific

defendant, despite his knowledge of a substantial risk of serious harm to the plaintiff, failed

to take reasonable measures t o abate the harm. Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825 (1994).

The alleged constitutional deprivation must be, “objectively, ‘sufficiently serious’” i.e., the

official’s act or omission must result in the denial of “the minimal civilized measure of life’s

necessities.” Id. at 834. Further, the prison official must have a “sufficiently culpable state

of mind,” i.e., he must act with deliberate indifference to inmate health or safety. Id.

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In this case, Plaintiff alleges t hat he went to medical on a Saturday complaining of

a severe headache, dizziness, and vomit ing aft er having suffered a neck injury two days

before. Plaintiff states that Defendant refused to send Plaintiff to the hospital and told him

he would have to wait until Monday to see a doctor. When Plaintiff refused to return t o

his dorm, he was p laced in isolation for eleven hours. After shift change, a correctional

officer called an ambulance and Plaintiff was found to have suffered a stroke. 

Plaintiff alleges that he repeatedly told Defendant he needed to go to the hospital

and that the severity of his condition was obvious, but that Defendant refused to call an

ambulance. Plaint iff alleges that he suffered severe pain during the eleven hour delay, and

that because of the delay in treatment, he suffered physical injuries from the stroke which

lasted for several months. Plaintiff further states that he continues to suffer memory loss.

Plaintiff has alleged facts sufficient to state a claim. Accordingly, the Court will

require Defendant to answer the Amended Complaint.

Rule 41 Cautionary Notice

Plaintiff should take notice that if he fails to timely comply with every provision of

this Order, or any order entered in this matter, this action will be dismissed pursuant to

Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258,

1260-61 (9th Cir.) (district court may dismiss action for failure to comply with any order of

the Court), cert. denied, 506 U.S. 915 (1992).

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED as follows:

(1) The Clerk of the Court is directed to list L.P.N. Lohmann as t he Defendant in this

action, in place of Jane Doe;

(2) The Clerk of Court shall send Plaintiff a service packet including the Amended

Comp laint (Doc. #9), this Order, and both summons and request for waiver forms for

Defendant Lohmann;

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(3) Plaintiff shall complete and return the service packet to the Clerk of Court within

twenty (20) days of the date of filing of t his Order. The United States Marshal will not

provide service of process if Plaintiff fails to comply with this Order;

(4) If Plaint iff does not either obtain a waiver of service of the summons or complete

service of the Summons and Amended Comp laint on Defendant within one hundred twenty

(120) days of the filing of the Complaint or within sixty (60) days of the filing of this Order,

whichever is later, the action may be dismissed pursuant to Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules

of Civil Procedure and Local Rule of Civil Procedure 16.2(b)(2)(B)(i); 

(5) The United States Marshal shall retain the Summons, a copy of t he Amended

Complaint, and a copy of this Order for future use;

(6) The United Stat es Marshal shall notify Defendant Lohmann of the

commencement of this action and request waiver of service of the summons pursuant to

Rule 4(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The notice to Defendants shall include

a copy of this Order. The Marshal shall file waivers of service of the summons or requests

for waivers that were returned as undeliverable as soon as they are received. If a waiver

of service of summons is not returned by a Defendant within thirty (30) days from the date

the request for waiver was sent by the Marshal, the Marshal shall:

(a) Personally serve copies of the Summons, Amended Complaint (Doc. #9),

and this Order upon the Defendant pursuant to Rule 4(e)(2) of the Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure;

(b) Within ten (10) days aft er p ersonal service is effected, file the return of

service for the Defendant, along with evidence of the attempt t o secure a waiver of

service of the summons and of the costs subsequently incurred in effecting service

upon the Defendant. The costs of service shall be enumerated on the return of

service form (USM-285) and shall include the costs incurred by the Marshal for

photocopying additional copies of t he Summons, Amended Complaint, or this Order

and for preparing new process receipt and return forms (USM-285), if required.

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Costs of service will be taxed against the personally served defendant pursuant to

Rule 4(d)(2) and (5) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, unless otherwise

ordered by the Court;

(7) If Defendant agrees to waive service of the Summons and Amended Complaint,

the Defendant shall return the signed waiver forms to the United States Marshal, not the

Plaintiff;

(8) Defendant Lohmann shall answer the Amended Complaint (Doc. #9) or

otherwise respond by appropriat e motion within the time provided by the applicable

provisions of Rule 12(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;

(9) Plaint iff shall serve upon Defendant, or if appearance has been entered by

counsel, upon counsel, a copy of every further pleading or other document submit t ed for

consideration by the Court. Plaintiff shall include with the original document and cop y , to

be filed wit h t he Clerk of the Court, a certificate stating the date a true and correct copy of

the pleading or document was mailed to Defendant or counsel. Any paper received by a

District Court Judge or Magistrate Judge which has not been filed with the Clerk of Court

may be disregarded by the Court;

(10) At all times during the pendency of this act ion, Plaintiff shall immediately advise

the Court and the United States Marshal of any change of address and its effective date.

Such notice shall be captioned “NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS.” The not ice shall

contain only information pertaining to the change of address and its effective date.

Plaintiff shall serve a copy of the notice on all op p osing parties. The notice shall not

include any motions for any other relief. Failure t o file a Notice of Change of Address may

result in the dismissal of the action for failure to prosecute pursuant t o Rule 41(b) of the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; 

(11) A clear, legible copy of every pleading or other document filed shall accompany

each original pleading or other document filed with the Clerk for use by the District Judge

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or Magist rate Judge to whom the case is assigned. Failure to comply with this requirement

will result in the pleading or document being stricken without further notice to Plaintiff; and

(12) This matter is referred to Magistrate Judge Charles R. Pyle pursuant t o Local

Rules of Civil Procedure 72.1 and 72.2 for further proceedings.

DATED this 1st day of December, 2005.

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