Legal Opinion
William Thomas Meloy v. Kathy Bachmeier Dr. Bernard J. O'Neill
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 11, 2002No. 01-3415PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
William Thomas Meloy, a former inmate at the North Dakota State Penitentiary (NDSP), brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Dr. Bernard J. O’Neill, an NDSP doctor, and Kathy Bachmeier, a nurse who is the NDSP’s Director of Medical Services, alleging they violated his civil rights by failing to provide him with a continuous positive air pressure machine (CPAP) to treat his obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition that causes him to stop breathing while he sleeps. Meloy alleged the failure was deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs and violated his…
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