HAYNES v. SCOTT

No. 96-10417 Summary Calendar.

116 F.3d 137 (1997)

Harry Dean HAYNES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Wayne SCOTT, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division; Raymond Villarreal; Calnalas, LVN, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 12, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda J. Smith, Lubbock, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Before DAVIS, EMILIO M. GARZA and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Harry Haynes appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit against various prison officials for deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. His appeal raises two issues of first impression in this circuit regarding the applicability of the Prison Litigation Reform Act to nonprisoners, which we raise sua sponte.

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Haynes filed this section 1983 action against Wayne Scott, the director of the...

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