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· 3/1/1990

Arlington Leon Brown, 036932 v. Sgt. Chris Hughes, Chief Deputy Charles Tompkins, Etc.

Citations

  • 894 F.2d 1533
  • 16 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 118
  • 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 2756
  • 1990 WL 11664

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that delay of treatment for an inmate’s broken foot of a few hours was a cognizable injury under the constitution
  • holding that “a deliberate delay on the order of hours in providing care for a ... broken foot is sufficient to state a constitutional claim”
  • holding that delay of a few hours in treating an inmate’s broken foot, including failing to treat the pain resulting therefrom, may constitute an Eight Amendment violation
  • finding that a few hours' delay in receiving medical care for urgent needs such as broken bones may constitute deliberate indifference
  • finding that delay of a few hours in treating an inmate’s broken foot could constitute a violation of the Eighth Amendment
  • finding that delay of a few hours in treating an inmate’s broken foot could constitute a violation of the Eighth Amendment

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Judges: Hatchett, Edmondson

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