Thompson

MEMORANDUM **

Plaintiff Terry Earl Harvey Thompson brought this § 1983 action in which he claims that Defendants Springer, Puerini, Thomas, and Doe acted with deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs, in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. He also claims that Defendant Morgan retaliated against him for complaining about the lack of medical treatment. The district court granted summary judgment to Defendants, and we affirm.

The district court did not err when it granted summary judgment to Defendants Springer, Puerini, Thomas, and Doe. Taking Plaintiffs allegations as true, during the period from mid-September to mid-November 1997, he complained repeatedly that he was in pain, that he needed to see a doctor, and that he needed certain medical equipment. It is undisputed, however, that between September 2 and December 23 Plaintiff was examined three times by Dr. Puerini, twice by Dr. Becker, and once by Dr. Kenagy. It also is undisputed that, during the relevant period, Plaintiff received prescription painkillers, an X-ray, and special medical equipment. At most, Plaintiff has proved that he did not receive the precise medical treatment that he sought on…