Legal Opinion
Lonnie A. Massey v. Terrell Don Hutto
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 17, 1976No. 76-1594, 76-1595 and 76-1596PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Per curiam
Lonnie A. Massey, an inmate at the Cummins Unit of the Arkansas Department of Corrections, filed three separate civil rights complaints alleging various deprivations of adequate medical treatment. The District Court directed the prison authorities to produce Massey’s prison medical records. Thereafter, the court dismissed Massey’s claims as reflecting a difference of opinion over proper medical treatment. Massey appeals.
It is established that claims of inadequate medical treatment which reflect a mere disagreement with prison authorities over proper medical treatment do not state a claim of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Donald A. Cates v. Dr. P. J. Ciccone, Director, United States Medical Center for Federal PrisonersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Wiley Jones v. A. L. Lockhart, Superintendent, Cummins Unit, Arkansas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- 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
- Seymour F. X. (Cotton, Jr.) v. Terrell Don Hutto, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by46 opinions
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- Donald F. Greeno v. George DaleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- Martin v. SargentCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- White v. NapoleonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Martin v. SargentCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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