Mahoney

I. BACKGROUND.

A. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS.

Plaintiff alleges that in April and May 2015, he was treated for gunshot wounds at the USC Medical Center and prescribed Neurontin for neuropathic pain. When he was transferred to Los Angeles County Jail (“LACJ”) as a pretrial detainee, Defendants refused to continue his Neurontin medication and substituted Elavil instead. In August and September 2015, Plaintiff returned to USC Medical Center for care related to a slip- and-fall injury where physicians emphasized that Elavil is not an adequate substitute for Neurontin. When Plaintiff returned to LACJ, Defendants again refused to prescribe Neurontin, instead increasing his Elavil dosage. As a result, Plaintiff alleges that he developed Steven-Johnson Syndrome. After multiple complaints by Plaintiff to the ACLU related to his healthcare, Plaintiff alleges that Defendants retaliated by excluding him from physical therapy and the use of a walker.

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Plaintiff contends that Defendants violated his Fourteenth Amendment rights to adequate medical care when they misprescribed Elavil and…