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Gore v. Medical Department of The Department of Corrections et al

Doc. 5

4:05-cv-01646-HFF

Date Filed 07/01/2005

Entry Number 5

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Cheryl Gore, #302308,
Plaintiff,

vs. The Department of Corrections Medical Department; Officer Jeffcoat; Officer Allen; and Nursing Staff,
Defendant(s).

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) C/A No. 4:05-1646-HFF-TER ) ) ) ) ) Report and Recommendation ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff is

This is a civil rights action filed by a state prison inmate pro se.1

incarcerated at the Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution (CGGCI), part of the South Carolina Department of Corrections' (SCDC) prison system. She has submitted a Complaint to this Court in which she claims that Defendants committed "negligence and mal-practice" in connection with their responses to and treatment of a recent medical problem that Plaintiff had. Plaintiff's allegations show that she was treated for the problem unsuccessfully at the institution, but was later transferred to an outside hospital where she underwent surgery. She also continued to receive treatment for her condition at the institution after she was discharged from the hospital. It appears that Plaintiff only began to pursue the SCDC administrative remedy process relative to her claims of improper medical care by filing a grievance on May 2,

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

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