Legal Opinion
Don Waldrop v. David C. Evans, Frank Fodor, M.D., T.G. Smith, M.D.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 28, 1989No. 88-8228PublishedCited by 531 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
This case arises on appeal from the district court’s denial of defendants’ motions for partial summary judgment based on the doctrine of qualified immunity. 681 F.Supp. 840. The parents of a state prison inmate brought suit against prison medical personnel under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983, alleging that the prison officials were deliberately indifferent to the inmate’s psychiatric needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Plaintiffs also alleged two pendent state tort claims. The district court granted motions for summary judgment on the section 1983 claims as to all…
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