Case Name: PARKER v. BRINSON et al.
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1993-06-10
Citations: 209 Ga. App. 19
Docket Number: A93A0719
Parties: PARKER v. BRINSON et al.
Judges: Cooper, J., concurs. Beasley, P. J., concurs in judgment only.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 209
Pages: 19–19

Head Matter:
A93A0719.
PARKER v. BRINSON et al.
(432 SE2d 626)
Decided June 10, 1993.
Anthony L. Parker, pro se.
Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Daryl A. Robinson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Kay D. Baker, Staff Attorney, for appellees.

Opinion:
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
This case is controlled by Howard v. Jonah, 208 Ga. App. 542 (430 SE2d 833). To the extent this prison inmate's "tort negligence and medical indifference" action (brought against the warden of the prison, the warden's predecessor, two deputy wardens and the medical director) sets forth a medical malpractice claim, the trial court did not err in dismissing it (for failure to satisfy the requirements of OCGA § 9-11-9.1). However, to the extent this action sets forth a civil rights claim under 42 USC § 1983 for deliberate indifference to an inmate's medical needs, the trial court erred in dismissing it.
Judgment affirmed in part and reversed in part.
Cooper, J., concurs. Beasley, P. J., concurs in judgment only.