U.S. district court: inadequate care deliberate indifference.

• Position: Medical Care - Brief Article

Kramer v. Gwinnett County, Georgia, 306 F.Supp.2d 1219 (N.D.Ga. 2004). A pretrial detainee filed a [section] 1983 action alleging that jail officials were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. The court held that the officials did not act with deliberate indifference to the detainee's psoriasis and related conditions, even if the detainee's condition greatly deteriorated from the time of...