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Timestamp: 2019-04-22 18:23:41+00:00

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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; WESLEY O'NEAL, Correctional Unit Manager; FNU POSS, Correctional Officer; FNU SCOTT, Correctional Officer; FNU TAYLOR, Correctional Officer; FNU LORDGE, Correctional Officer; and JAMES MASON, Correctional Officer, Defendants.
Plaintiff, an inmate incarcerated at Hays State Prison in Trion, Georgia, commenced the above-captioned case pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 concerning events that occurred at Johnson State Prison ("JSP"). Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis ("IFP"). Because he is proceeding IFP, Plaintiffs complaint must be screened to protect potential defendants. Phillips v. Mashburn. 746 F.2d 782, 785 (11th Cir. 1984); Al-Amin v. Donald. 165 F.App'x 733, 736 (11th Cir. 2006).
Plaintiff names the following Defendants: (1) Georgia Department of Corrections ("GDOC"); (2) Wesley O'Neal, Correctional Unit Manager; (3) Correctional Officer Poss; (4) Correctional Officer Scott; (5) Correctional Officer Taylor; (6) Correctional Officer Lordge; and (7) Correctional Officer James Mason. (Doc. no. 1, p. 4.) Defendant GDOC is sued in its official capacity, and Officers O'Neal, Poss, Scott, Taylor, Lordge, and Mason are being sued in both individual and official capacities. (Id. at 6.) Taking all of Plaintiff's factual allegations as true, as the Court must for purposes of the present screening, the facts are as follows.
Liberally construing Plaintiffs allegations in his favor and granting him the benefit of all reasonable inferences to be derived from the facts alleged, the Court finds Plaintiff has arguably stated Eighth Amendment claims for deliberate indifference to an excessive risk of serious harm and to a serious medical need against Defendants O'Neal, Poss, Scott, Taylor, Lordge and Mason. See Farmer v. Brennan. 511 U.S. 824, 834-39 (1994); Lane v. Barley. No. 115CV03298TWTJCF, 2015 WL 8488585, at *3 (N.D.Ga. Nov. 16, 2015), report and recommendation adopted sub nom. Lane v. Fraley, No. 1:15-CV-3298-TWT, 2015 WL 8492469 (N.D.Ga. Dec. 10, 2015) (finding Plaintiff stated plausible claim under Eighth Amendment when officers ignored "cuff to front" medical profile resulting in injury).

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