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Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThis€is€a€42€U.S.C.€ðð€1983€prisoner€case.€€The€plaintiff,€a€former€state€prisoner,€suffered€from€kneeÐ >Ž Ðproblems€while€in€prison.€€He€visited€the€prison€clinic€at€least€ten€times€over€a€two„month€period,Ð .~ Ðreceiving€treatment€for€his€knee.€€The€defendant€medical€professionals€gave€the€plaintiff€crutches,Ð n Ðprescribed€medication,€issued€work€waivers,€and€otherwise€treated€him.€€The€plaintiff€prisoner€wasÐ ^ Ðdissatisfied€and€filed€several€grievances€regarding€his€treatment.€€All€of€his€grievances€were€denied,Ð þN Ðand€one€was€torn€up€by€a€prison€official.€€The€plaintiff€filed€this€lawsuit€alleging,€inter€alia,€that€theÐ î> Ðdefendants€violated€his€rights€under€the€Eighth€Amendment€by€being€deliberately€indifferent€to€hisÐ Þ. Ðserious€medical€needs€in€the€treatment€of€his€knee.€€The€trial€court€granted€summary€judgment€inÐ Î Ðfavor€of€the€defendants.€€The€plaintiff€now€appeals.€€We€affirm,€finding€that€the€defendants€were€notÐ ¾ Ðdeliberately€indifferent€to€the€plaintiff€prisonerððs€medical€needs.Ð ®þ ÐÌÓ»Óò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€is€Affirmedó óÐ Ž!Þ ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼í<»àXç›y#ÔÔ‡Xç›X.¼í<ÔHolly€Kirby€Lillard,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòW.€Frank€Crawford,€Ô_ÔP.J.Ô_Ô,Ð n#¾! ÐÔ_ÔW.S.Ô_Ô,€óóand€òòAlan€E.€Ô_ÔHighersÔ_Ô,€J.óó,€joined.Ð ^$®" ÐÌDarrell€Phillips,€appellant,€pro€se.€Ð >&Ž!$ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter,€Michael€E.€Moore,€Solicitor€General,€and€DawnÐ (n#& ÐJordan,€Assistant€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellees,€Dr.€Ô_ÔFaisalÔ_Ô€Shamshad,€Ralph€Gromley,€MariÐ )^$' ÐRichards,€Bill€Ô_ÔHarberÔ_Ô,€Jim€Ô_ÔBlankenshipÔ_Ô,€Jeffrey€Johnson,€John€Kelly,€Ô_ÔVickieÔ_Ô€Kirby,€Steve€Ô_ÔVaughnÔ_Ô,Ð þ)N%( ÐAnthony€Freeman,€Ô_ÔTyÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔLeffnerÔ_Ô,€Robert€Ô_ÔConleyÔ_Ô,€and€Jim€Rose.Ð î*>&) ÐÓæ ÓÌò òÐ  Î,(+ý ÐOPINIONÐ ° ÐÌó óÔ#†¼í<»XXç› #ÔÔ‡Xç›X»¼í<ÔÓ  ÓÓ Óà  àÔ#†¼í<»XX盦#ÔÔ‡Xç›X»¼í<ÔPlaintiff/Appellant€Darrell€Phillips€(ð ðPhillipsðð)€is€a€former€inmate€at€the€West€TennesseeÐ à ÐHigh€Security€Facility€(ð ðCorrectional€Facilityðð)€in€Ô_ÔHenningÔ_Ô,€Tennessee.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€On€April€20,€1998,€PhillipsÐ €Ð Ðfiled€this€civil€rights€action€against€thirteen€prison€officials:€€Ô_ÔFaisalÔ_Ô€Shamshad,€M.D.,€Ralph€Gromley,Ð pÀ ÐMari€Richards,€Bill€Ô_ÔHarberÔ_Ô,€Jim€Ô_ÔBlankenshipÔ_Ô,€Jeffrey€Johnson,€John€Kelly,€Ô_ÔVickieÔ_Ô€Kirby,€SteveÐ ` ° ÐÔ_ÔVaughnÔ_Ô,€Anthony€Freeman,€Ô_ÔTyÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔLeffnerÔ_Ô,€Robert€Ô_ÔConleyÔ_Ô,€and€Jim€Rose€(collectively,€ð ðdefendantsðð).€Ð P   Ðà  àOn€February€6,€1998,€Phillips€fell€and€injured€his€knee.€€He€was€taken€to€the€prison€clinic€andÐ 0 € Ðtreated€by€defendant€Gromley,€a€nurse€employed€by€the€Correctional€Facility.€€Gromley€issuedÐ  p  ÐPhillips€some€ace€bandages€and€a€pair€of€crutches.€€Ð `  Ðà  àOn€February€9,€1998,€Phillips€awoke€with€pain€in€his€knee.€€He€requested€medical€attention,Ð ð@  Ðwhich€was€denied€because€he€had€failed€to€sign€the€sick€roster€the€night€before.€€Four€days€later,Ð à0  ÐPhillips€filed€a€grievance.€€This€grievance€was€denied€by€defendant€Freeman,€the€chairman€of€theÐ Ð  Ðgrievance€board€and€a€corrections€officer.€€On€February€18,€1998,€Phillips€was€again€treated€byÐ À ÐGromley,€who€issued€Phillips€a€work€waiver€and€an€extra€pillow.€€Two€days€later,€on€February€20,Ð ° Ð1998,€Phillips€filed€a€grievance€regarding€his€medical€care.€€This€grievance€was€denied.€€A€few€daysÐ  ð Ðlater,€prison€officials€conducted€a€shakedown€of€the€prison€cells,€and€certain€officers€confiscatedÐ à Ðfrom€Phillipsðð€cell€a€cane€and€the€extra€pillow,€because€there€was€no€documentation€approving€hisÐ €Ð Ðpossession€of€those€items.€€Phillips€claimed€that,€on€that€same€day,€his€knee€collapsed€and€he€fellÐ pÀ Ðagain.€€€€€€Ð `° Ðà  àOn€March€2,€1998,€Phillips€filed€another€grievance€regarding€his€medical€treatment.€€ThisÐ @ Ðwas€once€again€denied.€€Phillips€claimed€that,€on€that€same€day,€he€attempted€to€file€an€emergencyÐ 0€ Ðgrievance,€but€that€defendant€Ô_ÔVaughnÔ_Ô€ð ðtore€upðð€his€grievance.€€Phillips€claimed€that€after€heÐ  p Ðprotested€the€mishandling€of€his€grievance,€he€was€verbally€abused€by€prison€personnel.€€PhillipsÐ ` Ðattempted€to€file€another€emergency€grievance,€which€was€summarily€rejected.€€On€March€5,€1998,Ð P ÐPhillips€filed€another€grievance€on€the€handling€of€his€prior€grievances.€€That€grievance€was€alsoÐ ð@ Ðdenied.€€Ð à0 Ðà  àOn€March€10,€1998,€Phillips€signed€up€for€sick€call.€€He€was€seen€by€Gromley€and€defendantÐ À! ÐRichards,€another€nurse€employed€at€the€Correctional€Facility.€€On€March€11,€1998,€Phillips€wroteÐ °"  Ðdefendant€Ô_ÔConleyÔ_Ô,€the€warden€at€the€facility,€and€defendant€Ô_ÔBlankenshipÔ_Ô,€the€medical€administratorÐ  #ð! Ðat€the€facility,€regarding€his€medical€care€and€the€handling€of€his€grievances.€€Six€days€later,€PhillipsÐ $à" Ðwas€again€seen€by€defendant€Richards,€who€issued€him€another€work€waiver.€€Ð €%Ð # Ðà  àOn€March€18,€1998,€Phillips€was€seen€once€again€by€Gromley,€who€referred€him€to€Ô_ÔFaisalÔ_ÔÐ `'°"% ÐShamshad,€M.D.,€a€physician€at€the€Correctional€Facility.€€Dr.€Shamshad€prescribed€Feldine€toÐ P( #& ÐPhillips€for€his€pain.€€The€following€day,€Phillips€requested€from€Dr.€Shamshad€a€ð ðjob€drop.ððÔ_Ô׃ ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô_Ô€€ò òó óòòóóDr.Ð ° ÐShamshad€denied€this€request,€telling€Phillips€that€he,€Dr.€Shamshad,€had€the€same€problem€with€hisÐ  ð Ðknee€and€obviously€was€able€to€work.€€On€March€20,€1998,€Phillips€attempted€to€pick€up€aÐ à Ðprescription€of€Feldine€but€was€unable€to€get€it€because€Dr.€Shamshad€had€not€signed€off€on€theÐ €Ð Ðprescription€and€was€unavailable€at€the€time.€€Upon€returning€to€work€that€day,€Phillips€wasÐ pÀ Ðreprimanded€by€defendant€Ô_ÔLeffnerÔ_Ô,€a€job€coordinator€at€the€Correctional€Facility,€for€not€being€atÐ ` ° Ðwork€and€for€complaining€about€his€knee.€€On€March€31,€1998,€Phillips€was€given€another€workÐ P   Ðwaiver€by€the€medical€clinic.€€Phillips€claimed€that€when€he€gave€the€work€waiver€to€Ô_ÔLeffnerÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔLeffnerÔ_ÔÐ @  Ðsaid€that€he€would€make€sure€that€was€the€last€waiver€Phillips€received.Ð 0 € Ðà  àOn€April€2,€1998,€Phillips€returned€to€the€medical€clinic.€€He€spoke€to€Richards,€who€told€himÐ `  Ðto€come€back€the€next€day€because€she€could€not€examine€him€at€that€time.€€The€next€day€PhillipsÐ P  Ðreturned€to€the€clinic,€where€he€was€seen€by€defendant€Ô_ÔHarberÔ_Ô,€a€physicianððs€assistant€at€theÐ ð@  ÐCorrectional€Facility.€€Ô_ÔHarberÔ_Ô€prescribed€Tylenol€to€Phillips€but€refused€to€issue€him€a€work€waiver.€Ð à0  ÐOn€April€8,€1998,€Phillips€returned€to€the€clinic€to€request€another€prescription€of€Feldine.€€PhillipsÐ Ð  Ðwas€told€by€Gromley€that€he€would€not€be€able€to€receive€any€more€Feldine.€€Instead€GromleyÐ À Ðprescribed€Tylenol€to€Phillips.€€The€following€day,€during€sick€call,€Gromley€offered€to€place€PhillipsÐ ° Ðin€the€infirmary.€€Phillips€refused€because€the€infirmary€did€not€have€cable€television.€€On€April€10,Ð  ð Ð1998,€Phillips€fell€again€and€injured€his€left€elbow.€€Phillips€was€given€a€sling€and€pain€medication.Ð à Ðà  àOn€April€22,€1998,€Phillips€was€transported€to€the€special€needs€facility€for€his€orthopedicÐ pÀ Ðconsult.€€Ultimately,€Phillips€had€surgery€performed€on€his€knee.€€He€has€since€resumed€his€normalÐ `° Ðactivities,€including€basketball.€€Ð P  Ðà  àOn€April€20,€1998,€Phillips€filed€this€lawsuit€pursuant€to€42€U.S.C.€ðð€1983€for€violation€ofÐ 0€ Ðhis€rights€under€the€First,€Fifth,€Eighth,€Thirteenth,€and€Fourteenth€Amendments€of€the€United€StatesÐ  p ÐConstitution,€and€violations€under€the€Tennessee€Constitution€as€well.€€Phillips€alleged€that€theÐ ` Ðdefendants€exhibited€deliberate€indifference€to€his€serious€medical€condition€and€needs,€and€that€theÐ P Ðdefendantsðð€intentional,€malicious€acts€and€practices€caused€him€to€suffer€pain,€emotional€distress,Ð ð@ Ðand€mental€anguish.€€He€also€alleged€that€the€defendants€violated€his€constitutional€rights€byÐ à0 Ðessentially€ignoring€the€grievances€he€filed€about€the€medical€care€he€was€receiving.€€Ð Ð  Ðà  àOn€August€21,€1998,€the€defendants€filed€a€motion€to€dismiss€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€uponÐ °"  Ðwhich€relief€can€be€granted,€which€the€trial€court€granted.€€This€decision€was€reversed€on€appeal.€Ð  #ð! Ðò òòòPhillips€v.€Shamshadóóó ó,€No.€02A01„9811„CV„00318,€1999€Tenn.€App.€LEXIS€278€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.Ð $à" ÐApr.€28,€1999).€€On€appeal,€this€Court€held€that€Phillipsðð€complaint€set€forth€sufficient€allegationsÐ €%Ð # Ðof€a€serious€condition€warranting€medical€attention€and€deliberate€indifference€to€those€medicalÐ p&À!$ Ðneeds,€and€that€it€therefore€stated€a€claim€for€violation€of€Phillipsðð€Eighth€Amendment€rights.Ô#†¼í<»XXç›#ÔÔ‡Xç›X»¼í<Ô€€TheÐ `'°"% Ðcase€was€remanded€to€the€trial€court€for€further€proceedings.Ð P( #& Ðà  àUpon€remand,€Phillips€filed€with€the€trial€court€a€request€for€admission€of€facts.€€TheÐ ° Ðdefendants€filed€an€answer€to€the€complaint,€as€well€as€a€response€to€Phillipsðð€request€for€admissionÐ  ð Ðof€facts.€€Ô#†¼í<»XXç›ç1#ÔÔ‡Xç›X»¼í<ÔThe€defendants€later€served€discovery€on€Phillips.€€Subsequently,€without€responding€toÐ à Ðthe€defendantsðð€discovery€requests,€Phillips€filed€a€motion€for€summary€judgment,Ô#†¼í<»XX盕3#ÔÔ‡Xç›X»¼í<Ô€requesting€thatÐ €Ð Ðthe€trial€court€find€that€the€defendants€violated€his€constitutional€rights€and€award€damages.€€€€Ð pÀ Ðà  àThe€defendants€then€filed€a€motion€to€compel€Phillips€to€respond€to€their€discovery€requests.€Ð P   ÐThe€defendants€also€filed€a€motion€to€stay€their€response€to€Phillipsðð€motion€for€summary€judgmentÐ @  Ðuntil€after€receipt€of€Phillipsðð€response€to€their€discovery€requests.€€The€trial€court€granted€theÐ 0 € Ðdefendantsðð€motion€and€gave€Phillips€fifteen€days€to€respond€to€discovery.€€Phillips€filed€hisÐ  p  Ðdiscovery€responses.€€Subsequently,€Phillips€filed€a€motion€for€the€trial€court€to€grant€a€judgment€inÐ `  Ðhis€favor€because€the€defendants€had€not€responded€to€his€motion€for€summary€judgment.€€ShortlyÐ P  Ðthereafter,€Phillips€filed€another€motion€for€summary€judgment.€Ð ð@  Ðà  àDefendants€Johnson,€Kirby,€Ô_ÔVaughnÔ_Ô,€Freeman,€Ô_ÔConleyÔ_Ô,€Rose,€and€Ô_ÔBlankenshipÔ_Ô€then€filed€aÐ Ð  Ðmotion€for€€judgment€on€the€pleadings€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€can€be€granted,Ð À Ðasserting€that€a€prisoner€such€as€Phillips€has€no€constitutional€right€to€an€ð ðeffectiveðð€prison€grievanceÐ ° Ðprocedure.€€Shortly€thereafter,€all€of€the€defendants€joined€in€a€motion€for€summary€judgment,Ð  ð Ðsupported€by€a€memorandum€of€law,€affidavits,€and€a€statement€of€undisputed€facts.€€On€August€10,Ð à Ð2001,€the€trial€court€granted€the€defendantsðð€motion€for€summary€judgment,€finding€that€there€wereÐ €Ð Ðno€genuine€issues€of€material€fact,€and€that€the€defendants€were€entitled€to€€judgment€as€a€matter€ofÐ pÀ Ðlaw.€€Phillips€now€appeals€that€order.€Ð `° Ðà  àPhillips€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€granting€summary€judgment€to€the€defendantsÐ @ Ðbecause€genuine€issues€of€material€fact€existed€with€respect€to€his€constitutional€claims.€€HeÐ 0€ Ðconcedes€that€the€trial€court€properly€granted€summary€judgment€in€favor€of€the€four€defendantÐ  p Ðmedical€professionals,€defendants€Richards,€Ô_ÔHargerÔ_Ô,€Gromley,€and€Dr.€Shamshad.€€Ô#†¼í<»XXç›—4#ÔÔ‡Xç›X»¼í<ÔHowever,€PhillipsÐ ` Ðargues€that€the€other€Ô#†¼í<»XXç›`>#ÔÔ‡Xç›X»¼í<Ôdefendants€acted€with€deliberate€indifference€to€his€needs€by€denying,€and€inÐ P Ðone€instance€discarding,€his€grievances€in€violation€of€the€policies€of€the€Tennessee€Department€ofÐ ð@ ÐCorrection.€€He€also€claims€that€the€other€defendants€acted€with€deliberate€indifference€byÐ à0 Ðconfiscating€his€cane,€and€that€this€caused€him€to€suffer€unnecessarily€due€to€his€medical€condition.€Ð Ð  Ѐà  àÔ‡Xç›XXXç›ÔWe€review€the€trial€courtððs€grant€of€summary€judgment€de€novo€with€no€presumption€ofÐ °"  Ðcorrectness.€€ò òòòWarren€v.€Estate€of€Kirkóóó ó,€954€S.W.2d€722,€723€(Tenn.€1997).€€Summary€judgment€isÐ  #ð! Ðappropriate€where€ð ðthe€pleadings,€depositions,€answers€to€interrogatories,€and€admissions€on€file,Ð $à" Ðtogether€with€the€affidavits,€if€any,€show€that€there€is€no€genuine€issue€as€to€any€material€fact€andÐ €%Ð # Ðthat€the€moving€party€is€entitled€to€a€judgment€as€a€matter€of€law.ðð€€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€56.04.€€TheÐ p&À!$ Ðevidence€must€be€viewed€in€a€light€most€favorable€to€the€nonmoving€party,€giving€that€party€theÐ `'°"% Ðbenefit€of€all€reasonable€inferences.€€òòò òWarrenó óóó,€954€S.W.2d€at€723€(quoting€ò òòòÔ_ÔBainÔ_Ô€v.€Wellsóóó ó,€936€S.W.2dÐ P( #& Ð618,€622€(Tenn.€1997))Ô#†Xç›XXXç›Ï@#ÔÔ‡Xç›XXXç›Ô.Ô#†Xç›XXX盤D#ÔÔ#†¼í<»XXç›Þ>#ÔÔ‡Xç›X»¼í<ÔÐ @)$' Ðà  àAs€noted€above,€Phillips€agrees€that€the€trial€court€properly€granted€summary€judgment€inÐ  +p&) Ðfavor€of€the€medical€professionals,€defendants€Richards,€Ô_ÔHargerÔ_Ô,€Gromley,€and€Dr.€Shamshad.€€InÐ ,`'* Ðdoing€so,€Phillips€implicitly€acknowledges€that€these€defendants€did€not€act€with€deliberateÐ ° Ðindifference€to€his€serious€medical€needs,€and€did€not€violate€his€constitutional€rights.€€In€light€ofÐ  ð Ðthis,€we€examine€whether€a€genuine€issue€of€material€fact€exists€with€respect€to€Phillipsðð€claims€thatÐ à Ðthe€remaining€defendants€violated€his€constitutional€rights.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð €Ð Ðà  àPhillips€first€argues€that€the€defendants€were€deliberately€indifferent€to€his€serious€medicalÐ ` ° Ðneeds€in€arbitrarily€denying€his€grievances€and€when€defendant€Ô_ÔVaughnÔ_Ô€ð ðtore€upðð€his€emergencyÐ P   Ðgrievance,€contrary€to€the€Correctional€Facilityððs€policies.€€Phillips€maintains€that€this€conductÐ @  Ðcaused€him€to€suffer€needlessly€and€showed€that€the€defendants€were€deliberately€indifferent€to€hisÐ 0 € Ðmedical€needs.€€Phillips€asserts€that€liability€may€be€imposed€on€those€who€supervised€the€officersÐ  p  Ðwho€actually€committed€the€violations.€€Ð `  Ðà  àIn€response,€the€defendants€argue€that,€while€inmates€have€a€right€to€file€grievances,€the€factÐ ð@  Ðthat€a€prison€official€refuses€to€respond€to€a€grievance€or€responds€in€an€ineffective€manner€does€notÐ à0  Ðamount€to€a€constitutional€violation.€€òòò òSee€Ô_ÔOverholtÔ_Ô€v.€Ô_ÔUnibaseÔ_Ô€Data€Entry,€Inc.ó óóó,€No.€98„3302,€2000Ð Ð  ÐU.S.€App.€LEXIS€14087,€at€*9„*10€(6th€Cir.€June€14,€2000);€ò òòòMays€v.€Wilkinsonóóó ó,€No.€98„3341,€1999Ð À ÐU.S.€App.€LEXIS€8380,€at€*4€(6th€Cir.€Apr.€28,€1999)€(citing€ò òòòFlick€v.€Allenó óóó,€932€F.2d€728,€729€(8òòthóóÐ ° ÐCir.€1991)).€€Moreover,€the€defendants€argue,€under€42€U.S.C.€ðð€1983,€the€doctrine€of€òòÔ_ÔrespondeatÔ_ÔÐ  ð Ðsuperior€óóis€not€a€basis€for€imposing€liability€on€supervisory€officials.€€ò òòòSee€Ô_ÔRizzoÔ_Ô€v.€Ô_ÔGoodeÔ_Ôóóó ó,€423€U.S.Ð à Ð362,€375„78€(1976).€€ð ðAt€a€minimum,€a€ðð€1983€plaintiff€must€show€that€a€supervisory€official€at€leastÐ €Ð Ðimplicitly€authorized,€approved€or€knowingly€acquiesced€in€the€unconstitutional€conduct€of€theÐ pÀ Ðoffending€subordinate.ðð€€ò òòòÔ_ÔBellamyÔ_Ô€v.€Bradleyó óóó,€729€F.2d€416,€421€(6th€Cir.€1984).€€Ô#†¼í<»XXç› E#ÔÔ‡Xç›X»¼í<Ô€€Ð `° Ðà  àBased€on€the€most€favorable€view€of€the€facts€alleged€by€Phillips,€his€claim€that€theÐ @ Ðdefendants€unjustifiably€ð ðtore€up,ðð€ignored,€or€otherwise€denied€his€grievances€is€Ô#†¼í<»XXç›ÛP#ÔÔ‡Xç›X»¼í<Ôinadequate€to€stateÐ 0€ Ða€claim€for€a€constitutional€violation,€ð ðbecause€there€is€no€inherent€constitutional€right€to€an€effectiveÐ  p Ðprison€grievance€procedure.ðð€€ò òòòÔ_ÔOverholtÔ_Ôó óóó,€2000€Tenn.€App.€LEXIS€14087,€at€*9;ò òòò€see€also€CarpenterÐ ` Ðv.€Wilkinsonóóó ó,€No.€99„3562,€2000€U.S.€App.€LEXIS€1915,€at€*5€(6th€Cir.€Feb.€7,€2000)€(dismissingÐ P Ðplaintiffððs€claim€that€defendants€did€not€timely€process€his€grievance€because€there€is€noÐ ð@ Ðconstitutional€right€to€an€effective€grievance€procedure).€€ò òòòÔ#†¼í<»XXç›R#ÔÔ‡Xç›X»¼í<Ôó óóóBecause€improper€handling€of€PhillipsððÐ à0 Ðgrievances€does€not€amount€to€a€constitutional€violation,€under€42€U.S.C.€ðð€1983,€there€is€noÐ Ð  Ðâ âsupervisory€liability€arising€out€of€that€same€conduct.׃ ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€Ô#†¼í<»XXç›ÅT#ÔÔ‡Xç›X»¼í<ÔÐ À! Ðà  àPhillips€also€claims€that€the€defendants€were€deliberately€indifferent€to€his€serious€medicalÐ ° Ðneeds€by€confiscating€the€cane€and€the€extra€pillow€from€his€cell.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€However,€the€Ô_ÔunrebuttedÔ_Ô€affidavitÐ  ð Ðâ âof€defendant€Gromley€indicates€that€the€cane€was€confiscated€from€Phillips€because,€at€that€time,€heÐ à Ðalso€had€crutches€and€ð ðhe€did€not€need€both€[the€cane€and€crutches].ðð€€The€record€also€reflects€thatÐ €Ð Ðthe€items€were€confiscated€because€there€was€no€documentation€approving€his€possession€of€them.€Ð pÀ ÐÔ#†¼í<»XXç›UV#ÔÔ‡Xç›X»¼í<ÔIn€any€event,€Phillips€later€complained€that€the€crutches€he€was€given€were€irritating€his€ribs,€soÐ ` ° ÐPhillips€was€given€another€cane.€€ò òòòóóó óUnder€these€circumstances,€wÔ#†¼í<»XX盎Y#ÔÔ‡Xç›X»¼í<Ôe€agree€with€the€trial€court€thatÐ P   Ðdepriving€the€defendant€of€his€cane€for€a€short€period€of€time€does€not€rise€to€the€level€of€deliberateÐ @  Ðindifference.Ð 0 € Ðà  àAlthough€Phillips€maintains€that€the€defendants€were€deliberately€indifferent€to€his€medicalÐ `  Ðneeds,€the€record€indicates€otherwise.€€In€a€two„month€period,€Phillips€was€seen€and€treated€for€hisÐ P  Ðknee€injury€at€least€ten€times.€€He€was€given€crutches,€pain€medication,€work€waivers,€and€otherÐ ð@  Ðspecial€treatment.€€Phillips€was€referred€to€a€Special€Needs€Facility€and€eventually€underwentÐ à0  Ðsurgery€for€his€knee€problems.€€By€late€1998,€Phillips€had€regained€the€use€and€strength€of€his€kneeÐ Ð  Ðsuch€that€he€was€able€to€play€basketball.€€Other€than€the€confiscation€of€the€cane,€Phillips€hasÐ À Ðidentified€no€other€episode€indicating€that€his€medical€complaints€were€unheeded.€€Thus,€there€is€noÐ ° Ðevidence€in€the€record€of€conduct€by€these€defendants€that€rises€to€the€level€of€deliberateÐ  ð Ðindifference.€€ò òòòSee€Valentine€v.€Roffó óóó,€No.€99„5287,€2000€U.S.€App.€LEXIS€4964,€at€*3„*4€(6th€Cir.Ð à ÐMarch€20,€2000)€(dismissing€ðð€1983€complaint€for€deliberate€indifference€when€it€is€undisputed€thatÐ €Ð Ðplaintiff€received€medical€care€but€disputes€only€the€adequacy€of€the€care€received).€€Ô#†¼í<»XXç›’Z#ÔÔ‡Xç›X»¼í<Ô€€à Ð àÐ pÀ Ðà  àPhillips€also€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€failing€to€issue€a€determination€on€his€motionÐ P  Ðfor€summary€judgment€and€his€motion€for€appointment€of€counsel.€€However,€by€granting€theÐ @ Ðdefendantsðð€motion€for€summary€judgment,€Ô#†¼í<»XXç›°`#ÔÔ‡Xç›X»¼í<Ôthe€trial€court€impliedly€rejected€Phillipsðð€motion€forÐ 0€ Ðsummary€judgment.€€Furthermore,€inmates€are€not€entitled€to€the€appointment€of€counsel€in€civilÐ  p Ðactions,€and€such€an€appointment€is€justified€only€under€exceptional€circumstances.€€ò òòòSee€Jones€v.Ð ` ÐSeayóóó ó,€No.€99„5429,€2000€U.S.€App.€LEXIS€4151,€at€*5€(6th€Cir.€March€13,€2000).€€The€trial€courtÐ P Ðcommitted€no€error€in€failing€to€appoint€counsel€for€Phillips€in€this€case.€€Therefore,€we€find€theseÐ ð@ Ðarguments€on€appeal€to€be€without€merit.€€€All€other€issues€raised€by€Phillips€are€pretermitted€by€ourÐ à0 Ðdecision€herein.Ð Ð  Ðà  àAccordingly,€we€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€grant€of€summary€judgment€in€favor€of€theÐ °"  Ðdefendants.€€Costs€are€to€be€assessed€to€the€appellant,€Darrell€Phillips,€and€his€surety,€for€whichÐ  #ð! Ðexecution€may€issue,€if€necessary.€Ð $à" ÐÔ#†¼í<»XXç›1b#ÔÔ‡Xç›X»¼í<ÔÓ ÓÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à__________________________________Ð `'°"% Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€JUDGEÔ#†¼í<»XXç›lf#Ô