Legal Opinion
James P. Taylor v. C.A. Turner, Warden, United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Missouri
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 13, 1989No. 88-2503PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
James P. Taylor, an inmate in the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners at Springfield, Missouri (Medical Center), appeals from the district court’s 1 denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Taylor’s petition alleged that C.A. Turner, Warden at the Medical Center (Turner) had violated the eighth amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment through deliberate indifference to Taylor’s serious medical needs. The district court held that there was no evidence to support a finding of an eighth amendment violation.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Martin v. SargentCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Amerada Hess Corp. v. FahySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Rogers v. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Smith v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- DeGidio v. PungCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Elizabeth Brown v. Virginia Wallace, Warden Ron Jordison, Project ManagerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Long v. NixCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Degidio v. PungCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
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