Legal Opinion
Roy Edward Hall v. Lieutenant John Ashley, Correctional Officer, Cummins Unit, Arkansas Dept. Of Correction, and Dr. Carl Adams
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 18, 1979No. 79-1008PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal is brought by Roy Edward Hall, an Arkansas state prisoner, seeking attorney fees denied by the district court in a civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Dr. Carl Adams, a physician employed by the Arkansas Department of Corrections. The evidence shows that plaintiff suffers from congenital scoliosis and that he made 121 visits to see Adams because of severe pain. Adams saw him only five times. Only after these 121 visits, and only two weeks before trial, did Dr. Adams refer Hall to an orthopedic surgeon who was under contract to the penitentiary. Plaintiff…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Lonnie A. Massey v. Terrell Don HuttoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Sam Freeman v. A. L. Lockhart, Supt., Cummins Unit, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Tommy Lee Wilbron v. Terrell Don Hutto, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Percy Seward v. Terrell Don Hutto, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Leon Bates v. J.W. JeanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Kelsey v. EwingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Kelsey v. EwingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Williams v. ArmontroutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Hurd v. NolanDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1985
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