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B efo re H U L L , M A R C U S an d W IL S O N , C i rcu i tJu d g es. P E R C U R I A M:Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, the district court previously had dismissed Wi lliams’s 1 cl ai m aga i n s t Grady

Medical Center, findingthat his claim, at most, could be construe d to allege ne g lig e nc eor

me dic al malpra c tic e , which a reno t a c tio na

blein a fe deral civ il rights a c tio n. B e c a us e Willi ams doe s n ot ch alleng e thi s f indingon a pp e al, w edo no t add

re ss it. S e eGre e nb ri ar, Ltd. v. City of Alaba s t er , 8 8 1 F.2d 1570, 1573 n.6 ( 11th Cir. 1989) (dec lining to address merits of issue not raised in brief on a

ppeal) . From our review of the doc ket shee t, we haveconfirme d that, as Will iams alleg es, he 2 wa s a pre trial det ain e eon

Augus t 4, 20 02 , when h efi le d th eins tant c laim. Whil e“ [c]laims involving the mistreatment of arrestee s o r p retrial detainee s in custody areg overne d by

the F ou r te enth Amendment' s Due Proce ss Clause instead of the E ighth Amendment' s Cruel and Unusual Punishment C la

us e ,”Cottre ll v. Cal dw e ll, 85 F .3 d 148 0, 14 90 (1 1th Cir . 199 6) , we havehe ld t hat, “in re g ard to providingpretrial detainee s with such basic ne cessities as f ood, livi n g space , and medical c arethe minimumstandard allowed by the due process c lause is the sameas that allowe d by the eighth amendment for convicted persons,” Ha

mm v. DeKalb County , 774 F.2d 1567, 1574 (11th Cir. 1985). 2 C a m e r o n E u g e n e W illia m s , a f e d e r a l p r i s o n e rp r o c e e d in g p r o s e , ap p e a ls the di stri ctcourt ’ s gra ntof sum m ary j ud gm enti n favor of S ou th F ul t on R egi on al J a il ( “S F R J ” ) , R ic h a r d K e n n e d y , a n d th e U .S . M a r s h a l S e r v ic e ( “U S M S ” ) , in h is 1 ci vi l ri gh t s l aw sui t , fi l ed pu rs uantt o B i vens v. S i x U nk no w n A g en ts of F eder al B ureau o f N ar cot i cs , 40 3 U . S . 38 8, 91 S . C t . 19 99 , 29 L . E d . 2 d 6 19 (197 1), a lle g in g d e lib e r a te in d if f e r e n c e to h is m e d ic a l n e e d s r e g a r d in g a m a s s in h is c h e s t. O n app ea l , W i l l i am s a rgues tha t the di stri ctcourterre d b y gra nt i ng sum m ary j udgm e nti n f

a vorof the defendant s be c a us e he pr e s e nt e d e vi de nc e tha tthe pr i s on o f f ic ia ls w e r e a w a r e o f h i s m e d ic a l n e e d s a n d d e la y e d m e d ic a l tr e a tm e n t o f h is c o n d itio n . H e f

u r th e ra r g u e s th a t, a s a p r e tr ia l d e ta in e e , h e n e e d e d to s h o w o n ly 2 thath e w as i ncar ce ra t ed un der c on di t i on s posi ng a s ub st ant i al ri sk of se ri ou s harm3

a nd ur ge s us t o c onsi de rthe t ot a l i ty of the c i r c um s t a nc e s , i nc l udi ng the f a c ttha the i s p r o c e e d i n g p r o s e . A f t e rc a r e f u l r e v i e w , w e a f

f i r m. W e revi e w a di s tr i c tc our t ’ s gr a ntof s um m a r y j udgm e ntde novo, vi e w i ng the evi d en ce in th e l i gh tm ostfa vo rabl e t o the party opp osi ng the m ot i on . S ee G i t l i t z v. C om p agni e N at i on al e A i r F ra nce, 12 9 F . 3d 55 4, 55 6-55 7 (11 th C i r. 1 9 9 7 ) . F e d e r a l R u le o f C iv il P r o c e d u r e 5 6 ( c ) s ta te s th a t s u m m a r y ju d g m e n t is appr opr i a t e “ i f

the pl e a di ngs , d epos i t i ons , a ns w e r s t o i nt e r r oga t or i e s a nd a d m is s io n s o n f

ile , to g e th e rw ith th e a f f id a v its , if

a n y , s h o w th a t th e m o v in g p a r ty is e n title d to a ju d g m e n t a s a m a tte ro f la w .” F e d . R . C iv . P 5 6 ( c ) . Iti s w el l -s ett l ed thatdel i bera t e i nd i ff er ence t o an i n m ate’s seri ou s m edi ca l
n e e d s v i o l a t e s th e Ei g h th A me n d me n t . Es t e l l e v . G a mb l e , 4 2 9 U . S. 9 7 , 104, 9 7 S. C t . 28 5 , 2 9 1 , 5 0 L. Ed . 2 d 2 5 1 ( 1 9 7 6 ) . H o w e v e r , “ [ m] e d i c a l tr e a tme n t v i o l a t e s t he E i ghth A m e ndm e ntonl y w he n i ti s ‘ s o gr os s l y i nc om pe t e nt , i na d eq u a t e , or e x c e s s iv e a s to s h o c k th e c o n s c ie n c e o rto b e in to le r a b le to f u n d a m e n ta l f

a irn e s s .’ M e r e i nc i de nt s of

ne g l i g enc e orm a l pr a c t i c e do notr i s e t o the l e ve l of const i tut i on al vi ol at i on s. ” H arri s v. T hi gp en, 94 1 F . 2d 14 95 , 15 05 (11t h C i r. 1 9 9 1 ) ( in te r n a l c ita tio n s o m itte d ) .

“ A n i nm a t e w ho c om pl a i ns tha tde l a y i n m e di c a l tr e a tm e ntro se t o a c o n s titu tio n a l v io la tio n m u s t p la c e v e r if y in g m e d ic a l e v i d e n c e in th e r e c o r d to4

e s t a bl i s h the de tr i m e nt a l e f f e c tof [ the ] de l ay i n m ed i ca l tr e a tm e nt . ” H i l l v. D e K a l b Re g ’ l Y o u th D e t . Ctr . , 4 0 F. 3 d 1 1 7 6 , 1 1 8 8 ( 1 1 th Ci r . 1 9 9 4 ) . “ [ D ] e l a y or e ve n d en i al of

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i c i a l , nons e r i ous phy s i c a l c ondi t i ons do es no tconst i tut e a n E i gh th A m endm entvi ol at i on . ” I d. at 1 1 8 7 -8 8 . M oreover, w he n a n i nm a t e r e c e i ve s a de qua t e m e di c a l care, b u t de s i r e s “ di f f e r e ntm ode s of tr e a tm e n t, th e c a r e th e ja il p r o v id e d [ d o e s ] n o t a m o u n t to d e lib e r a te in d if f e r e n c e .” H a m m , 7 7 4 F .2 d a t 1 5 7 5 . H e r e , th e me d i c a l e vi de n c e s h o w e d th e f o l l o w i n g : ( 1 ) w h e n W i l l i a ms r e p o r te d th a t h e h a d p a i n in h is c h e s t, h e w a s p r e s c r ib e d p a in m e d ic a tio n w ith in on e day ; (2) W i l l i am s w as re fe rr ed t o an o ut si de ho spi t al for asurgi ca l procedure; (3) post -s urgery, W i l l i am s’ s bandages f re qu ent l y w er e c hang ed; and (4) w hen W i l l i a m s w a s pr e s c r i be d c oc oa butt e rc r e a m , th e Jai l p r ovi de d hi m w i th a c oc oa bu tt erst i ck. C on tra ry t o W i l l i am s’ s a rgum ent s on app ea l , the re cord sh o w s that W i l l i am s’ s req u est s fo r m ed i cal att en t i o n n ev er w ere i g n o red , b u t, to th e co n trary, e a c h t i me th a th e r e q u e s t e d me d i c a l a tt e nt i on, h e r e c e i v e d i t . A l th o u g h W i l l i a ms c l a i m e d tha t the de f

e nda nt s ’ de l a y i n c ha ngi ng hi s ba nda ge s c a us ed h i m t o de ve l op a n i nf e c t i on, the r e i s no e vi de nc e e s t a bl i s hi ng tha tt h e i n fect i on w a s c a us e d by the al l eg ed fai l u re t o ch an g e h i s b an d ag e s , r a th e r th an as a n atu ral effect of h i s su rg ery. Se e H i l l , 4 0 F. 3 d a t1 1 8 8 . M o r e o v e r , a l th o u g h th e e v i de nc e s h o w e d th a tW i l l i a ms5

w as deni ed the cocoa butt ercr ea m , he w as prov id ed w i th a st i ck and, w hi l e that
w as no thi s pre fe re nce, such a c l ai m do es no testab li sh d eli bera t e i nd i ff er ence . S ee H a m m , 7 7 4 F .2 d a t 1 5 7 5 . H er e , the r e c or d e vi de nc e s how e d tha tW i l l i a m s w a s pr ovi de d w i th a s i gn i fi can t am ountof

m e di c a l c a r e w hi l e a tthe S F R J , a nd a ny de l a y ori na tt e nt i on by the defendant s w as no tso exce ss i ve as to rise abov e s i m pl e negl i gence. S ee H arri s, 94 1 F . 2d at15 05 . M oreo v er , W i l l i am s off er ed no veri fy i ng m edi ca l e vi d e n c e , i n s t e a d j u s ts u mma r i l y c o n t e s t i n g th e w a y th a tth e me d i c a l r e c or ds s u b m itte d b y th e d e f

e n d a n ts p o r tr a y e d th e c o u r s e o f e v e n ts . I n s um , on thi s r e c or d, th e di s tr i c tc our tc or r e c t l y gr a nt e d s um m a r y j udgm e nt f o rth e d e f

e n d a n ts a n d a c c o r d in g ly w e a f f ir m . AF F I RME D.