Bobo v. Ericsons
6th Cir. No. 22-2144
Donnie Bobo was incarcerated at a Michigan prison when he began experiencing excruciating dental pain. Over the following months, the prison dentist saw him multiple times but provided no pain medication and did not arrange for him to see a specialist, despite acknowledging the need for one. On one visit, the dentist became hostile when Mr. Bobo sought treatment, prompting another staff member to intervene.
Mr. Bobo filed a pro se complaint alleging Eighth Amendment violations, but the district court dismissed it at screening, concluding that he had merely disputed the adequacy of his care. The Sixth Circuit reversed and remanded, holding that allegations of months of untreated excruciating pain, combined with outright hostility toward his efforts to obtain treatment, were sufficient to state a claim of deliberate indifference.
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