context: Under the objective standard, a plaintiff must allege a deprivation "sufficiently serious" to constitute a constitutional violation. A plaintiff may satisfy the objective prong by alleging that his prison work duties created a serious risk of seri ous injury.
citation_a.signal: but see
citation_a.identifier: 999 F.Supp. 394, 399
citation_a.parenthetical: granting summary judgment to defendants when prisoner's medical records did not show "his back problem was serious enough to prevent him from performing the tasks required of [his position as] a mess hall worker"
citation_a.sentence: Cf. Jackson v. Cain, 864 F.2d 1235, 1246 (5th Cir.1989) (prisoner properly alleged an Eighth Amendment claim when he claimed that his work detail assignment seriously aggravated his serious physical condition); Baumann v. Walsh, 36 F.Supp.2d 508, 513 (N.D.N.Y.1999) (prisoner alleged Eighth Amendment claim when he alleged that he had been required to climb along top shelf of storage room); Thomas v. Coombe, 95-CV-10342, 1998 WL 20000, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 20, 1998) (prisoner set forth Eighth Amendment claim when she alleged that she had been required to perform heavy kitchen work in contravention of doctor’s orders); but see Wilson v. Johnson, 999 F.Supp. 394, 399 (W.D.N.Y.1998) (granting summary judgment to defendants when prisoner’s medical records did not show “his back problem was serious enough to prevent him from performing the tasks required of [his position as] a mess hall worker”).
citation_b.signal: cf.
citation_b.identifier: 864 F.2d 1235, 1246
citation_b.parenthetical: prisoner properly alleged an Eighth Amendment claim when he claimed that his work detail assignment seriously aggravated his serious physical condition
citation_b.sentence: Cf. Jackson v. Cain, 864 F.2d 1235, 1246 (5th Cir.1989) (prisoner properly alleged an Eighth Amendment claim when he claimed that his work detail assignment seriously aggravated his serious physical condition); Baumann v. Walsh, 36 F.Supp.2d 508, 513 (N.D.N.Y.1999) (prisoner alleged Eighth Amendment claim when he alleged that he had been required to climb along top shelf of storage room); Thomas v. Coombe, 95-CV-10342, 1998 WL 20000, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 20, 1998) (prisoner set forth Eighth Amendment claim when she alleged that she had been required to perform heavy kitchen work in contravention of doctor’s orders); but see Wilson v. Johnson, 999 F.Supp. 394, 399 (W.D.N.Y.1998) (granting summary judgment to defendants when prisoner’s medical records did not show “his back problem was serious enough to prevent him from performing the tasks required of [his position as] a mess hall worker”).