Opinion ID: 2717749
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Heading: Nurse Freytag

Text: On January 17, 2010, Freytag received a phone call from a correctional officer about Warren complaining of chest pain. Freytag spoke with Warren over the phone, and Warren reported chest pain and requested to come to healthcare. Freytag instructed the officer to send Warren to healthcare. Warren arrived and asked to see a doctor. Freytag stated that a doctor was not available because it was a Sunday. Warren told Freytag that he had chest pain that was getting worse and that it was an ongoing problem. Freytag repeatedly offered to evaluate Warren, but Warren declined. Freytag told Warren that if his symptoms persisted, Warren definitely needed to return to healthcare. Warren appeared “well” and “healthy” to Freytag, and “his color was pink.” Warren was not clutching his chest, and he did not appear to be in distress. Freytag stated in his deposition that because of the proximity of Warren’s cell to healthcare, he did not have time to review Warren’s file before Warren arrived at healthcare. Consequently, he was not aware that Warren had seen Shilling the prior day. Shilling had previously scheduled Warren to see a doctor for January 18. Freytag states that he scheduled Warren to see a doctor for January 19. He also states that he would not have scheduled Warren for the 19th if he had 16 known that Warren was already scheduled for the 18th. (Warren, in fact, saw Dr. Bomber on January 18). On another occasion, Freytag conducted an electrocardiogram for Warren. Warren appeared “fine that day.” Although Freytag is not authorized to interpret electrocardiograms, Warren’s electrocardiogram appeared normal and “perfect” to Freytag. This is insufficient evidence for a reasonable juror to conclude that Freytag, in fact, “dr[e]w the inference” that “a substantial risk of serious harm exist[ed].” Farmer, 511 U.S. at 837. The information Freytag knew was also probably insufficient even to allow him to draw the inference. See ibid. The mere act of reporting ongoing chest pain, under these circumstances, is insufficient. Despite Warren’s refusal of an evaluation, Freytag observed Warren’s physical condition and noted that he appeared well.