Legal Opinion
George Thompkins, Cross-Appellee v. Bill Belt, Sheriff, Avoyelles Parish, Cross
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 29, 1987No. 86-4187PublishedCited by 471 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
George Thompkins brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that his Eighth Amendment rights were violated because he was denied access to medical treatment for a back injury he suffered while he was incarcerated in a Louisiana parish jail. Thompkins named as defendants the parish sheriff, Bill Belt, and Belt’s liability insurer, American Druggist Insurance Company. Thompkins was awarded $4,500 as compensatory damages in a bench trial. He appeals, claiming that this award is inadequate respecting his compensatory damages, and that the district court erred by…
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