Legal Opinion
Haynes v. Scott
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1997No. 96-10417PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Harry Haynes appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit against various prison officials for deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. His appeal raises two issues of first impression in this circuit regarding the applicability of the Prison Litigation Reform Act to nonprisoners, which we raise sua sponte.
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Haynes filed this section 1983 action against Wayne Scott, the director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division; Raymond Villarreal; and Nurse Irene Canalas, 1 alleging that they denied him penal medical care…
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