Legal Opinion
Ramone Ervin v. Dick Busby, Sheriff, Crittenden County, Arkansas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 22, 1993No. 92-2947PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Per curiam
Ramone Ervin appeals from the district court’s 1 dismissal of his § 1983 action. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.
I. FACTS
On September 12,1990, Appellant Ramone Ervin was arrested for capital murder and placed in the Crittenden County Jail in Marion, Arkansas pending trial. In April or May 1991, Ervin complained of nightmares and sleep difficulties to Dr. Roy Denton, the physician for the jail. Dr. Denton diagnosed Ervin with situational depression and prescribed the antidepressant Elavil. The medication alleviated Ervin’s sleep problems. The prescription was filled in May, June, and…
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