Legal Opinion

Donnie Lair v. Dr. Walter Oglesby, Psychiatrist, Maximum Security Unit

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 20, 1988No. 88-1160PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Per curiam

Donnie Lair appeals pro se from the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of appellee Dr. Walter Ogles-by. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Lair is incarcerated in the maximum security unit at the Arkansas Department of Corrections in Tucker, Arkansas. He filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Ogles- by, a psychiatrist at the maximum security unit, alleging due process and eighth amendment violations arising out of the prescription and administration of the drug prolixin, a drug indicated in the management of manifestations of psychotic disorders.

Lair makes three…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Martin v. SargentCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  4. Charles Thomas v. Warden Frank J. Pate, Luther W. Miller v. Illinois Dept. Of Correction, Illinois State Penitentiary, Warden Frank j.pateCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
  5. Charles Thomas v. Warden Frank J. Pate, Luther W. Miller v. Illinois Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Eclophia Smith, Jr. v. James Marcantonio, Bill Armontrout, Donald Cline, Orolee Brady, Dick Moore, Dr. Richard K. BowersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  2. Howard A. Crooks v. Crispus C. Nix, Warden, Department of Corrections, Director, Iowa City Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  3. Earsel L. Johnson v. Bill HayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  4. Williams v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  5. Lair v. OglesbyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993

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