Legal Opinion
Mapp v. Uphoff
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1999No. 98-8073PublishedCited by 241 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is taken from an order of the district court dismissing a verified civil rights complaint filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1983 by Jody Mapp, who was at the time an inmate at the Wyoming State Penitentiary. 1 In his complaint, Mr. Mapp sought damages and injunctive relief, alleging the denial of medical care in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. See Appellant’s App., Vol. I at 1-14. Specifically, he contended that prison officials had shown deliberate indifference to two serious medical needs — diabetes and hypertension. See id.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Perkins v. Kansas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by241 opinions
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