Gordon v. Bertsch et al
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS for 28 Report and Recommendations, 32 Report and Recommendations by Judge Daniel L. Hovland.(MM) Distributed on 2/18/2016. (mk)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
Michael Gordon,
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Plaintiff,
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT
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AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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Case No. 1:15-cv-026
Lean, K. Bertsch, Director, et. al.,
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Defendants.
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The Plaintiff, Michael Gordon (“Gordon”), is a prisoner serving a federal sentence. He
initiated this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 while being housed at the North Dakota State
Penitentiary (“NDSP”). He has since been removed from the NDSP, presumably by federal prison
officials, and is now being incarcerated at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman,
Mississippi.
Gordon initiated this civil rights action against the Defendants for violating his Eighth
Amendment and other Constitutional rights on or about March 31, 2015, with the filing of his First
Amended Complaint. See Docket No. 12. Magistrate Judge Charles S. Miller, Jr., conducted an
initial screening of the First Amended Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and issued a Report
and Recommendation on October 30, 2015, wherein Judge Miller noted a number of deficiencies
in the First Amended Complaint. As part of his recommendation, Judge Miller gave Gordon the
opportunity to amend his complaint. A Second Amended Complaint was filed on November 24,
2015. See Docket No. 30. Judge Miller screened the Second Amended Complaint and issued a
second Report and Recommendation on January 25, 2016. See Docket No. 32. Judge Miller
recommended Gordon be allowed to proceed with some of his claims while other claims should be
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dismissed. See Docket No. 32. The parties were given fourteen (14) days to file any objections to
the second Report and Recommendation. No objections were filed.
The Court has carefully reviewed the entire record including both Report and
Recommendations and the relevant case law and finds the Report and Recommendations to be
persuasive. Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS both the Report and Recommendations (Docket Nos.
28 and 32) in their entirety and makes the following ORDER:
1.
Gordon will be allowed to proceed as to defendants Dr. John Hagan and Jessica
Wilkens in their individual capacities only with respect to the following Eighth
Amendment deliberate indifference claims:
(a)
(b)
inadequate treatment for Hepatitis C;
(c)
inadequate treatment for allegedly very painful shoulder problems; and
(d)
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failure to provide him a colonoscopy in light of his risk for colon cancer;
inadequate treatment for allegedly very painful back problems.
Gordon will be permitted to proceed against defendants Todd Flanagan, Mark
Schwer, Corky Stromme, Cory Wald, Steve Heit, Craig Thuerer, Justin Helgeson,
Jamie Pederson, Jody Kulman, Paul Belisle, and Steve Forster, all in their individual
capacities only, with respect to the claims of retaliation in paragraphs 65-78 of the
Second Amended Complaint.
3.
Any defendants or claims not covered by the foregoing are dismissed without
prejudice. The caption of this action will be amended so that the named defendants
will be only the following: Dr. John Hagan, Jessica Wilkens, Todd Flanagan, Mark
Schwer, Corky Stromme, Cory Wald, Steve Heit, Craig Thuerer, Justin Helgeson,
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Jamie Pederson, Jody Kulman, Paul Belisle, and Steve Foster.
4.
The Clerk’s office is ORDERED to effectuate service of the summons and the
Second Amended Complaint upon the defendants in accordance with Rule 4 of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and, if necessary, service will be made by the
United States Marshals Service
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 18th day of February, 2016.
/s/ Daniel L. Hovland
Daniel L. Hovland, District Judge
United States District Court
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