Kenneth Mark Pohlmann v. Lisa Noles

── Kenneth Mark Pohlmann v. Lisa Noles ── Case No.: 25-10780 Court: Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Date: March 31, 2026 Category: NEW USCA11 Case: 25-10780 Document: 35-1 Date Filed: 03/31/2026 Page: 1 of 16 NOT FOR PUBLICATION In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 25-10780 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________ KENNETH MARK POHLMANN, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus LISA NOLES, Defendant-Appellee, AMELIA HILL, et al., Defendants. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 4:23-cv-00019-TKW-MAF ____________________ Before ROSENBAUM, GRANT, and ABUDU, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: USCA11 Case: 25-10780 Document: 35-1 Date Filed: 03/31/2026 Page: 2 of 16 2 Opinion of the Court 25-10780 Kenneth Mark Pohlmann, proceeding pro se, appeals the dis- trict court’s grant of summary judgment to Lisa Noles on his claims of deliberate indifference under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On appeal, Pohl- mann argues that the district court erred in granting summary judgment because Noles demonstrated deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. After careful review, we affirm. I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND & PROCEDURAL HISTORY A. Factual Background The facts in the record construed in the light most favorable to Pohlmann, the nonmoving party, are as follows. See Guevara v. Lafise Corp., 127 F.4th 824, 828 (11th Cir. 2025). Pohlmann has been in the custody of the Florida Depart- ment of Corrections (“FDC”) since May 30, 2018. 1 Within the FDC, Pohlmann has been incarcerated at Madison Correctional In- stitution (“Madison C.I.”) since May 10, 2021. Prior to his incarcer- ation at Madison C.I., Pohlmann was held at the Orlando Recep- tion Center, Jackson Correctional Institution (“Jackson C.I.”), the Northwest Florida Reception Center, and Wakulla Correctional In- stitution (“Wakulla C.I.”). In 2018, while incarcerated at Jackson C.I., Pohlmann began experiencing lingering stomach issues. In 2020, nurses assessed Pohlmann’s condition to be irritable bowel syndrome (“IBS”). 1 Pohlmann does not argue his medical care before March 9, 2022, was uncon- stitutional or otherwise inadequate. We provide these additional background details for context. USCA11 Case: 25-10780 Document: 35-1 Date Filed: 03/31/2026 Page: 3 of 16 25-10780 Opinion of the Court 3 Medical staff in Jackson C.I.—and then in Wakulla C.I. after he was transferred—prescribed Pohlmann Imodium to treat his IBS. When Pohlmann was transferred to Madison C.I., staff informed him that his prescription for Imodium would be transferred to the new facility as well. After Pohlmann arrived at Madison C.I. in May 2021, he ex- perienced worsening symptoms, including “severe cramping, ab- dominal pain, bloating, gas, diarrhea . . . occasional constipa- tion . . . [and] excessive bowel movements.” During this time, Pohlmann testified that he was “still in pain and . . . going [to the bathroom] 8 to 10 times every single day [and was] in tears.” Be- tween