Legal Opinion
Paul Warren v. Judy Fanning Dr. Taca, Paul Warren v. Judy Fanning, Dr. Taca
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 21, 1991No. 90-2832, 90-2833PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Paul Warren, a state prisoner, filed this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988), alleging that his constitutional right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment had been violated by reason of the deliberate indifference of the defendant state actors to his serious medical needs. A jury found that Dr. Arturo Taca had violated Warren’s Eighth Amendment rights, but awarded Warren neither compensatory nor nominal damages. The Magistrate Judge1 declined to award Warren attorney fees. Both parties appeal. We affirm.
Warren entered the Missouri Department of Corrections in May…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Texas State Teachers Ass'n v. Garland Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Smith v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
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