NERNESS v. JOHNSON

No. 04-2679.

401 F.3d 874 (2005)

Steve R. NERNESS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dan JOHNSON, Officer; Vern Jefferson, Officer; Bryan Ellenbecker, Officer, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 18, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey M. Lipman, Clive, Iowa, for appellant.

Before WOLLMAN, LAY, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Steve R. Nerness, proceeding pro se in the district court, filed a § 1983 claim against certain named officers whom he claimed were deliberately indifferent to his urgent medical needs during his arrest and ensuing seven-hour confinement in the local jail. Nerness also filed with the district court applications to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP), and for appointment of counsel. The district court denied Nerness' motion to proceed IFP because...

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