WPC gPjҷRF,)dId#oy^sxOҵz-%R^Xt+M6kgB K*rxnyٗ.ܒᱻt*1=8¶UFdZgͱ7߼Ҍb38S(7I>8?{5)4OPar379$l]5?69(Ia',To*ڐ*z>,顪1rȖm(."|G gÿ#ksԻӀƖ%⽬זO~BN0oRtnݶ,=Xxi-J t!)#Xb %\^ b 0nUNwD4H\ zk m #  { A  0DNEb 0 B 0 D3 D- 0K AS: 0S 0D A;:,s (`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman Regular9,:i3|x C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wptUHP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL 6,,,,0 R0$      1    _Thedefendant _Arther_ԀBennettisactuallyJamesB.Bennett.Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(#$  0  - -(|G20$ !.8dXXd8         0   d(|3R$ !.8dXXd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3R$ !.8dXXd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8dd8     _  8MXXdd8  @ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @kk$ATNASHVILLE# #Ԉ &   ӀAssignedonBriefsJune27,2002 L XMX #XXM#_GEARLD_ԀSMITHv._ARTHER_ԀBENNETT,_  #  1      _Ԁetal.XMX  J @@ AppealfromtheCircuitCourtforDavidsonCounty  J @@No.01C766ThomasW.Brothers,Judge  6 @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.M200103152_COA_ԄR3CVFiledJuly30,_2002_Ԁ   AV) ` dE<|` A }     _Gearld_ԀSmith,aprisonerinstatecustody,filedacomplaintprosestyled forviolationofcivilrights d pursuanttoTitle42U.S.C.#XXM)#XMX1983.Thedefendants,allofwhomarestateemployees,fileda P motionforsummaryjudgmentsupportedbyaffidavits.Theplaintiffrespondedwithhisown < affidavit,theaffidavitsoftwootherprisoners,anddocuments.Thetrialcourtgrantedthe (x defendantsmotion.Weaffirm.#XXM^#XMX d k Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourt < Affirmed;CaseRemanded  (   #XM#XMX.CharlesD.Susano,Jr.,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichHoustonM._Goddard_,  _P.J._,andD.Michael_Swiney_,J.,joined.  _Gearld_ԀSmith,_Tiptonville_,Tennessee,ProSe. t PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;MichaelE.Moore,SolicitorGeneral;and_Nichon_ L  Shannon,AssistantAttorneyGeneral,fortheappellees,JamesB.Bennett,JoyGriffin,Glen_Bargery_, 8!  A.Alfred_Gifford_,_Candace_ԀPrince,MaryLouise_Gouldin_,SheilaJones,JuneSwift,_Jeanine_ԀStanley, $"t! Cherry_Lindamood_ԀandJimRose. #`"  OPINION #XXM #XMX $8 $ I. &"&     Theplaintiffscomplaintallegesthatheisentitledtorelief,includingcompensatoryand (#( punitivedamages,becauseofthefailureofcertainprisonpersonneltohonorhisdoctorsdirection )$) thathewastobehousedonalowerfloorandassignedtoalowerbunk.Theserestrictionswere p*%* originallyduetobacksurgeryonJune22,1999.Thecomplaintfurtherallegesthathisdoctors \+&+e _instructionswereinitiallyfollowedbutlaterignored.OnAugust28,2000,while attempt[ing]to  climbthestairs,theplaintifffell.Asaresultofhisfall,hewastreatedbymedicalpersonneland  wasprescribed medications.    Thetrialcourtgrantedthedefendantsmotionforsummaryjudgmentbyanorderentered ` November28,2001.Inthatorder,thetrialcourtrecitedthematerialfactsfoundbyitnottobein L  dispute;italsonotedfactsthatareindispute.Thecourtscomments!allofwhichwefindtobe 8  correct!areasfollows: $ t   8 ` ThePlaintiffisaninmateoftheTennesseeDepartmentof  L  Corrections( TDOC),incarceratedattheNorthwestCorrectional  8  Complex( NCC).Duringhisincarceration,Plaintiffunderwent $  treatmentresultingintheremovalofadiskfromhisback.Afterthis   surgery,aDoctorsnotationinPlaintiffsfileindicatedthathewasto   behousedonalowerfloor,andwastosleeponalowerbunk. ` x` x   8 ` UponhisreturntoNCC,andafterseveraltripsawayfromNCCfor p followupcareorcourtappearances,Plaintiffwashousedin \ compliancewiththelowerfloor/lowerbunkorder.However,onone H occasion,Plaintiffwasmistakenlyassignedtothetopfloor.Plaintiff 4 informedstaffmembersatNCCthathewastoreceivealower  p floor/lowerbunkassignment,andaftertheerrorwasrecognized  \ Plaintiffwasinformedthathewouldsoonbemoved.However, H beforethePlaintiffwasrelocated,hefellwhileclimbingaflightof 4 stairs. ` x` x @%***    8 ` Theundisputedfactsofthiscaseindicatethatstaffmembersofthe  NCCmistakenlyassignedthePlaintifftoatopflooruponhisreturn l fromacourtappearance.Thismisassignmentwasmadeinthe X   countroomofthefacility,whenanemployeeinthecountroom D! failedtoproperlyexaminethePlaintiffsfile.Althoughthisoversight 0"  wasnotimmediatelycorrectedbytheNCCstaff,thePlaintiffhas #l! presentednoevidencetoshowthatanydelaysinhisrelocationwere $X" generatedbythedeliberateindifferenceoftheDefendants.$D #` x` x @%*** &"%   8 ` Thepartieshavesubmittedconflictingaffidavitsconcerningwho (#' amongtheDefendantsknew,andwhenthoseDefendantsknew,of )$( thePlaintiffslowerfloor/lowerbunkrequirements.|*%)` x` x  h+&* @%***  @)II.    Indecidingwhetheragrantofsummaryjudgmentisappropriate,courtsaretodetermine if ` thepleadings,depositions,answerstointerrogatories,andadmissionsonfile,togetherwiththe L  affidavits,ifany,showthatthereisnogenuineissueastoanymaterialfactandthatthemovingparty 8  isentitledtoajudgmentasamatteroflaw.Tenn.R.Civ.P.56.04.Courts musttakethestrongest $ t legitimateviewoftheevidenceinfavorofthenonmovingparty,allowallreasonableinferencesin  ` favorofthatparty,anddiscardallcountervailingevidence. Byrdv.Hall ,847S.W.2d208,210-11  L  (Tenn.1993).  8    Thepartyseekingsummaryjudgmenthastheinitialburdenofdemonstratingthatthereisno   genuineissueofmaterialfactandthatitisentitledtoajudgmentasamatteroflaw. Byrd ,847   S.W.2dat215.Oncethemovingpartysatisfiesitsburden,theburdenshiftstothenonmovingparty   toshowthatthereisagenuineissueofmaterialfactrequiringsubmissionofthecasetoatrierof   fact. Id.  p   Sincesummaryjudgmentpresentsapurequestionoflaw,ourreviewisdenovowithno H presumptionofcorrectnessastothetrialcourtsjudgment. Gonzalesv.AlmanConstr.Co. ,857 4 S.W.2d42,44(Tenn.Ct.App.1993).  p @vv(III. H   #XXM{ #XMXI##XXM{##XMX  Title42oftheUnitedStatesCode,Section1983,provides,inpertinentpart,asfollows:   8  8`   Everypersonwho,undercolorof[statelaw],subjects,orcausesto  besubjected,anycitizenoftheUnitedStates...tothedeprivationof  anyrights,privileges,orimmunitiessecuredbytheConstitutionand  laws,shallbeliabletothepartyinjuredinanactionatlaw,suitin l equity,orotherproperproceedingforredress....X ` x` x Inordertoestablishaclaimforinadequatemedicalcareunderthisstatute,theplaintiffmustprove 0"  thatthosepersonschargedwithhiscaredemonstrateda deliberateindifferencetotheplaintiffs #l!  seriousmedicalneeds. Estellev.Gamble ,#XXM##XMX429U.S.97,104,97S.Ct.285,291,50L.Ed.2d251 $X" (1976); Moltonv.CityofCleveland ,839F.2d240,243(6thCir.1988). Theconductforwhich $D # liabilityattaches...mustdemonstratedeliberatenesstantamounttoanintenttopunish. Molton ,839 %0!$ F.2dat243(citationomitted).Thisrequiresmorethanashowingofnegligenceorevengross &"% negligence.See Walkerv.Norris ,917F.2d1449,1454(6thCir.1990).Constitutionalliability '#& cannotbebaseduponaclaimofnegligenttreatment. Estelle ,429U.S.at10506; Robertsv.City (#' ofTroy ,773F.2d720,724(6thCir.1985); Byrdv.Wilson ,701F.2d592,595n.2(6thCir.1983). )$(  Therefore,theplaintiffintheinstantcasemustshowthatthedefendantswereawareof,butchose |*%) todisregard,asubstantialriskofseriousharmtohim.See Farmerv.Brennan ,511U.S.825,847,  114S.Ct.1970,1984,128L.Ed.2d811(1994).     Inordertosustainaclaimagainstadefendantunder42U.S.C.1983,aplaintiffmust t specifytheactsoromissionsofthedefendantwhichledtotheviolationoftheplaintiffsrights.See `  Dunnv.Tennessee ,697F.2d121,125(6thCir.1982).Mereconclusoryallegationsareinsufficient. L   Smithv.Rose ,760F.2d102,1067(6thCir.1985). 8    Withrespecttosupervisorypersonnel,thelawisclearthatliabilityunder42U.S.C.1983  `  mustbebased[up]onmorethantherighttocontrolemployees. Bellamyv.Bradley ,729F.2d  L  416,421(6thCir.1984).Thetheoryofrespondeatsuperiorwillnotsupportaclaimof1983  8  liability. Monellv.NewYork ,436U.S.658,694,98S.Ct.2018,2037,56L.Ed.2d611(1978); $   Haysv.JeffersonCounty ,668F.2d869,874(6thCir.1982). Ataminimumaplaintiffmustshow   thattheofficialatleastimplicitlyauthorized,approved,orknowinglyacquiescedinthe   unconstitutionalconductoftheoffendingofficers. Hays ,668F.2dat874.   @ll)IV. p   Theundisputedmaterialfactsfailtodemonstratethatthenameddefendantsweredeliberately H indifferenttotheplaintiffsmedicalneeds.Therearesimplynofacts,orreasonableinferences, 4 suggestingthattheconductofanyofthedefendantswassuchastobe tantamounttoanintentto  p punish. Molton ,839F.2dat243.Whilethereisadisputeintherecordastowhoknewofthe  \ plaintiffsmedicalrestrictionsandwhentheyknewofthem,weagreewiththetrialcourtthatthe H plaintiff hasfailedtoassertfactsthatwouldsupporthisclaimforrelief.Wealsoagreewiththe 4 trialcourtthattwoofthedefendants!JimRoseandCherryLindamood!arenotchargedwithany   specificactsofmisconduct;rathertheyaresued,apparently,becauseoftheirsupervisory   responsibilities.Aswehavepreviouslyindicated,liabilityunder1983 mustbebasedonmore  thantherighttocontrolemployees. Bellamy ,729F.2dat421.    Viewingthefactsinthelightmostfavorabletotheplaintiff,hiscaseisnothingmorethan l aclaimfornegligenceor,atmost,grossnegligence.Thisissimplynotenoughunder1983. X   Walker ,917F.2dat1454.Wefindthefactsthatarematerialtoaclaimforactionabledeliberate D! indifferenceto seriousmedicalneedsarenotindisputeandthatthoseundisputedmaterialfacts 0"  showthatthedefendantsareentitledtosummaryjudgment. #l! @)V. $D #   Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.Costsonappealaretaxedagainsttheappellant, &"% GearldSmith.Thiscaseisremandedtothetrialcourtforthecollectionofcostsassessedthere, '#& pursuanttoapplicablelaw. (#'    h+&* Ї   `     h     _______________________________     `     h     CHARLESD.SUSANO,JR.,JUDGE