JOHN C. NIVISON, Magistrate Judge.
The matter is before the Court on Defendant Seirup's motion to dismiss. (ECF No. 10.) Through her motion, Defendant argues that the case against her should be dismissed because Plaintiff has not complied with the pre-litigation procedures required by the Maine Health Security Act for claims of medical malpractice. Plaintiff has not filed a written opposition to the motion. I recommend the Court grant in part and deny in part the motion.
Plaintiff commenced this action by filing a form complaint specified for use by prisoners alleging civil rights claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In his complaint, Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Gosselin told Plaintiff he did not have time for Plaintiff when Plaintiff reported suicide ideation, and that Plaintiff attempted to commit suicide later that day. Plaintiff also alleges that after these events, Defendant Seirup, a prison physician, failed to provide him with his necessary medication.
Defendant evidently argues in part that if the Court grants her motion to dismiss Plaintiff's medical malpractice claim, the Court should the Plaintiff's complaint against her. Dismissal of the entire complaint against Defendant Seirup, however, is not appropriate based on the pending motion. Plaintiff's complaint, on the form for claims arising under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, can reasonably be construed as Plaintiff's attempt to assert a federal civil rights claim. In her motion to dismiss, Defendant did not address Plaintiff's federal claim. Accordingly, Plaintiff's federal claim would remain even if the Court were to dismiss Plaintiff's claim for medical malpractice.
To the extent Plaintiff attempts to assert a medical malpractice claim, Plaintiff has not alleged in his complaint or otherwise demonstrated that he has complied with the pre-litigation requirements of the Maine Health Security Act, 24 M.R.S. § 2851, et seq. Among other things, Plaintiff's filings lack any evidence to suggest Plaintiff served and filed a written notice of claim in accordance with or otherwise satisfied the requirements of 24 M.R.S. § 2853.
Given Plaintiff's failure to demonstrate compliance with the Maine Health Security Act, which is a necessary prerequisite to the filing of a medical malpractice action, dismissal of any negligence claim Plaintiff intended to assert is appropriate. See Henderson v. Laser Spine Inst., 815 F.Supp.2d 353, 383 (D. Me. 2011); Kidder v. Richmond Area Health Ctr., 595 F.Supp.2d 139, 143 (D. Me. 2009). see also Hewett v. Inland Hosp., 39 F.Supp.2d 84, 88 (D. Me. 1999) (remanding medical malpractice claim to state court despite existence of related federal EMTALA claim "because retaining jurisdiction until the conclusion of the screening panel proceedings would unduly delay resolution of the EMTALA claim").
Based on the foregoing analysis, I recommend the Court grant in part Defendant Seirup's motion to dismiss, and dismiss without prejudice any state law medical malpractice claim Plaintiff has asserted against Defendant Seirup.