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THORNTON v. PHILLIPS COUNTY, ARKANSAS

No. 00-1154EA.

240 F.3d 728 (2001)

Carol Thornton, Appellant, v. Phillips County, Arkansas; Paffords Ambulance; John Does, # 1, 2 & 3-Officers of City of Helena, # 4 & 5-Paramedics, Pafford Ambulance Service, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 16, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol Thornton, pro se.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, LOKEN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Carol Thornton brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Phillips County, an ambulance service, and unknown police officers and paramedics. He alleged he was issued a jail jumpsuit that was too long, which caused him to trip and fall down the stairs, and when the paramedics arrived, they tried to put him on a stretcher while his foot was caught between the stairs, causing severe pain in his hips and lower back. The magistrate judge screened the complaint...

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