Abu-Jamal v. Wetzel et al

Filing 24

ORDER 1. Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction is GRANTED. 2.Defendants are ENJOINED from enforcing the Hepatitis C Protocol as it pertains to Plaintiff. 3. Defendants shall arrange for the Plaintiff to be seen by a Supervision Physician within 14 days of the date of this order who is experienced in the treatment of Hepatitis Cutilizing the most current medications. 4. Defendants shall ensure that Plaintiff is prescribed and treated with OM medications unless the Supervising Physici an determines-in his or her professional and independent medical judgment-that there are medical contraindications to Plaintiff receiving OM medication that render the administration of the medication not medically advisable. 5. Defendants shall prov ide Plaintiff with DM medication no later than 7 days after the Supervising Physician's determination that there are no contraindications for the administration of DM medications to Plaintiff.Signed by Honorable Robert D. Mariani on 1/3/17. (jfg)

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

MUMIA ABU·JAMAL,

Plaintiff,

v.

3:16·CV·2000
(JUDGE MARIANI)

JOHN WETZEL, et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER

AND NOW, THIS

~DAY OF JANUARY, 2017, upon review of Plaintiffs

Motion for Preliminary Injunction, (Doc. 7), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction is GRANTED.
2. Defendants are ENJOINED from enforcing the Hepatitis C Protocol as it pertains to
Plaintiff.
3. Defendants shall arrange for the Plaintiff to be seen by a Supervision Physician
within 14 days of the date of this order who is experienced in the treatment of
Hepatitis C utilizing the most current medications.
4. Defendants shall ensure that Plaintiff is prescribed and treated with OM medications
unless the Supervising Physician determines-in his or her professional and
independent medical judgment-that there are medical contraindications to Plaintiff
receiving OM medication that render the administration of the medication not
medically advisable.

5. Defendants shall provide Plaintiff with DM medication no later than 7 days after the
Supervising Physician's determination that there are no contraindications for the
administration of DM medications to Plaintiff.

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