Armando Gonzalez v. Robert Herrera, et al

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REVISED UNPUBLISHED OPINION FILED. [7706708-2] [13-20640]

Case: 13-20640

Document: 00512736121

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Date Filed: 08/18/2014

CORRECTED
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit

No. 13-20640
Summary Calendar

FILED
August 15, 2014
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk

ARMANDO GONZALEZ,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
FAUSTO AVILA; JAMES W. JONES; LISA D. VATANI; VALERIE J.
STEINER,
Defendants-Appellees
Appeals from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:12-CV-1017
Before REAVLEY, DENNIS, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
Armando Gonzalez, Texas inmate # 01510225, appeals the district
court’s dismissal of his civil rights suit on summary judgment. Gonzalez sued
Fausto Avila, James W. Jones, Lisa D. Vatani, and Valerie Steiner pursuant
to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming they were deliberately indifferent to his serious
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH
CIR. R. 47.5.4.
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medical needs. We review a summary judgment de novo. Xtreme Lashes, LLC
v. Xtended Beauty, Inc., 576 F.3d 221, 226 (5th Cir. 2009).
There is no indication in the record, viewed in the light most favorable
to Gonzalez, that the defendants refused to treat him, ignored his complaints,
intentionally treated him incorrectly, or engaged in conduct that clearly
demonstrates a wanton disregard for his medical needs. See Domino v. Tex.
Dep’t of Criminal Justice, 239 F.3d 752, 756 (5th Cir. 2001). The defendants
were responsive to Gonzalez’s medical needs, prescribed medication to treat
him, renewed the medicaton when needed, and referred him to a dermatologist.
There is no evidence in the record that the defendants’ failure to provide the
specific size of clotrimazole Gonzalez requested was unreasonable, cf. Burton
v. Owens, 511 F. App’x 385, 389-90 (5th Cir. 2013), or that defendant Jones
deliberately prescribed Gonzalez triamcinolone to harm him.

Prescribing

triamcinolone for Gonzalez’s condition was medical malpractice at most, and
committing malpractice is insufficient to show deliberate indifference. Gobert
v. Caldwell, 463 F.3d 339, 346 (5th Cir. 2006).
In light of the foregoing, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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