Legal Opinion
Carl C. Coppinger v. Gene Townsend, M.D., and Wayne K. Patterson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 24, 1968No. 9840PublishedCited by 183 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant-plaintiff Coppinger brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that appellee-defendant Patterson, the warden of the Colorado state penitentiary, and appellee-defendant Townsend, a doctor on the penitentiary staff, had deprived him of federally protected constitutional rights by not furnishing him with adequate medical care. On motion of the defendants, the district court dismissed the case on the ground that the complaint fails to state a claim on which relief can be granted. The plaintiff appeals.
The complaint alleges that plaintiff has neural…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Talley v. StephensDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1965
- Kenneth Graham v. J. T. Willingham, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
- Clarence R. Edwards v. John B. Duncan, D.C. CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Douglas Stiltner v. B. J. Rhay, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla, WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- Rufus Coleman v. Walter Johnston, Justin A. McGowan Kinzie Bluett and Frank G. SainCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by183 opinions
- Edward E. Westlake v. William Lucas, Sheriff of Wayne CountyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Willie Smart v. Romeo Villar, Chief Medical Officer, Kansas State Penitentiary, Lansing, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- N. H. Newman v. State of Alabama and Bill Baxley, Attorney General for the State of Alabama, United States of America, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Sonds v. St. Barnabas Hospital Correctional Health ServicesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- Oscar Bethea v. Sherman H. Crouse, Warden, Kansas State Penitentiary, James Townsend v. Sherman H. Crouse, Warden, Kansas State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
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