Fifth Circuit· 5/13/1985
Joseph W. Johnson v. David C. Treen
Citations
- 759 F.2d 1236
- 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 29527
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- noting that unsuccessful treatment or even negligent medical care does not satisfy deliberate indifference
- a showing of deliberate indifference “must rest on facts clearly evincing ‘wanton’ actions on the parts of the defendants.”
- “repair would be difficult, if it did not fail.”
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Judges: Williams, Jolly, Hill
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67 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
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- Gobert v. CaldwellFifth Circuit· 2006-08-29· cited 784×
- Edward Charles Varnado v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionFifth Circuit· 1991-01-09· cited 612×
- George Thompkins, Cross-Appellee v. Bill Belt, Sheriff, Avoyelles Parish, CrossFifth Circuit· 1987-09-29· cited 580×
- Brewster v. DretkeFifth Circuit· 2009-11-10· cited 570×
- Larry Alderson v. Concordia Parish Corrtl Facil, eFifth Circuit· 2017-02-09· cited 223×
- Wayne Morris Reeves, Jr. v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Dept. Of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionFifth Circuit· 1994-08-30· cited 189×
- Hernandez v. VelasquezFifth Circuit· 2008-03-28· cited 177×
- Ramona Hinojosa v. Brad LivingstonFifth Circuit· 2015-11-18· cited 130×
- Thad Delaughter v. Ronald WoodallFifth Circuit· 2018-11-19· cited 117×
- Mason v. Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated GovernmentFifth Circuit· 2015-11-10· cited 115×
- Francis Brauner v. Shirley CoodyFifth Circuit· 2015-07-17· cited 83×
- Scott Gibson v. Bryan CollierFifth Circuit· 2019-03-29· cited 76×
- Guillot v. RussellFifth Circuit· 2023-02-10· cited 75×
- Thomas v. City of Galveston, TexasS.D. Texas· 2011-08-01· cited 74×
- Maria Arenas v. John CalhounFifth Circuit· 2019-04-26· cited 69×
- Eddie Brown v. April MeggFifth Circuit· 2017-05-15· cited 66×
- Dominick Perniciaro, III v. Hampton LeaFifth Circuit· 2018-08-16· cited 65×
- Craig Shipp v. Kevin MurphyEighth Circuit· 2021-08-13· cited 57×
- Kelson v. ClarkFifth Circuit· 2021-06-17· cited 54×
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