Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Brockbank
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 11, 2006No. 05-3480PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND JUDGMENT*
MICHAEL W. McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.
During the eight months between the time he sustained an eye injury playing handball and the date he was transferred to another Kansas correctional facility, Steven Thomas, a Kansas state prisoner, received at least nine eye examinations for his injury — six by optometrists and three by an ophthalmologist. He was also examined by a prison nurse. Despite this treatment, Mr. Thomas claims that his Eighth Amendment rights were violated because the medical personnel who treated him were deliberately indifferent to his eye care needs.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Williams v. MeeseCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Martinez v. AaronCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
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