Legal Opinion

Thomas L. White v. Harold Farrier Crispus C. Nix

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 13, 1988No. 87-2107PublishedCited by 87 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Warden Crispus C. Nix and Director of Corrections Harold Farrier (prison officials) appeal from the district court’s order granting summary judgment to Thomas L. White a/k/a Tammy Lynn White in his civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We agree with the prison officials that they raised genuine issues of material fact from which a jury might reasonably conclude that they were not deliberately indifferent to White’s allegedly serious medical need, transsexualism. We reverse the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of White and remand for further…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. AgriStor Leasing v. FarrowCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by87 opinions

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