Filed Date: May 6, 1985
Closed Date: 1989
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On May 6, 1985, an individual inmate suffering from leukemia filed a pro se Section 1983 complaint against the Warden of the Iowa State Penitentiary, the Director of the Iowa Department of Corrections, and The Iowa City Medical Center in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Plaintiff alleged that defendants demonstrated deliberate indifference to his medical needs when they denied him a bone marrow transplant and failed to give him adequate pain medication.
The District Court (Judge Charles R. Wolle) granted defendants' motion for summary judgment, and plaintiff subsequently appealed.
On April 10, 1989, the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Judges Donald P. Lay, Theodore McMillian, and Roger L. Wollman) affirmed in part and reversed in part. Crooks v. Nix, 872 F.2d 800 (8th Cir. 1989). Writing for the court, Judge Lay affirmed the District Court's dismissal of plaintiff's claim of deliberate indifference based on his need for a bone marrow transplant. The court reversed and remanded plaintiff's claim based on inadequate pain medication, holding that material questions of fact precluded entry of summary judgment for defendants.
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Summary Authors
Chris Sullivan (8/2/2005)
Lay, Donald Pomery (Minnesota)
Berregaard, Suzie A. (Iowa)
Nelson, Steven L. (Iowa)
Lay, Donald Pomery (Minnesota)
Last updated April 15, 2024, 3:25 a.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Iowa
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Key Dates
Filing Date: May 6, 1985
Closing Date: 1989
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Inmate suffering from granulocytic leukemia alleging improper denial of pain medication and necessary treatment
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: Yes
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Iowa State Penitentiary, State
Case Details
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Mixed
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Order Duration: 1985 - 1989
Issues
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