Allen v. Ulep et al
Filing
45
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge T. S. Ellis, III on 8/24/2021. (kgall) (C/S to plaintiff)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division
Karsten O. Allen,
Plaintiff,
I:19cvl477(TSE/IDD)
V.
Benjamin T. Ulep, et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Karsten Allen, a Virginia inmate, filed a pro se civil action against two correctional
officers (Unit Manager Foreman and Lieutenant Adams)and four medical professionals(Dr.
Benjamin T. Ulep, Dr. Bomar, Nurse Butts, and Nurse Walker) at Sussex I State Prison, alleging
that each acted with deliberate indifference to his serious medical need in violation of his Eighth
Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. [Dkt. No. 1]. On May 22, 2020,
defendants Foreman and Adams were dismissed, and the remaining four medical defendants
were served. The served defendants have filed a motion for summary judgment, which is
supported by exhibits and affidavits. [Dkt. Nos. 32, 33, 33-1 through 6]. Plaintiff has been
afforded the opportunity to file responsive materials pursuant to Roseboro v. Garrison. 528 F.2d
309(4th Cir. 1975), and has responded. [Dkt. No. 37-40]. Accordingly, this matter is now ripe
for disposition. For the reasons that follow, the defendants' motion for summary judgment must
be granted in part and denied in part.
The defendants are alleged to have been deliberately indifferent, primarily related to
Plaintiffs lower back pain. Most of the complaint concerns Defendant Dr. Ulep who Plaintiff
alleges refused to investigate the cause of the back pain, which persisted for over three years
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