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THOMPKINS v. BELT

No. 86-4187.

828 F.2d 298 (1987)

George THOMPKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. Bill BELT, Sheriff, Avoyelles Parish, et al., Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 29, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Berry, D. Wayne White, Alexandria, La., for plaintiff-appellant, cross-appellee.

Norris Greenhouse, John T. Bennett, Marksville, La., for defendants-appellees, cross-appellant.

Before GARWOOD, JOLLY, and HILL, Circuit Judges.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

George Thompkins brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that his Eighth Amendment rights were violated because he was denied access to medical treatment for a back injury he suffered while he was incarcerated in a Louisiana parish jail. Thompkins named as defendants the parish sheriff, Bill Belt, and Belt's liability insurer, American Druggist Insurance Company. Thompkins was awarded $4,500 as compensatory damages in a

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