Legal Opinion

James Edward Phillips v. Jasper County Jail Cabalero Eby Garza Kelly Forsythe Riley Moback Sanchez Sewell Lietz Lyman Carr John Freitas Marney

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 14, 2006No. 04-2524PublishedCited by 1,134 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRIS ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

After James Phillips fell from the top bunk in his cell at the Jasper County, Missouri, jail, he filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, accusing various jail employees and the jail’s doctor of violating his constitutional rights. The district court denied Mr. Phillips’s requests for appointed counsel. Later in the proceeding,' the court granted the defendants’ motions for summary judgment, determining that Mr. Phillips had failed to present sufficient evidence to create a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the defendants were deliberately indifferent to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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  3. Harrison Jolly v. John Knudsen, Correctional Medical Systems, Ara Services, Inc., and Jerry JorgensenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
  4. Jane Doe, Individually and as Next Friend of John Doe, a Minor v. Martha Cassel Angel Cooper Skye Howard Randall Majors Jeff Frick Monica SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  5. Diego Gil v. James Reed, Jaime Penaflor, and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004

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3Cited by1,134 opinions

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