U.S. Appeals Court: FAILURE TO PROVIDE CARE MEDICATION DELAY IN CARE.

Roberson v. Bradshaw, 198 F.3d 645 (8th Cir. 1999). A county jail inmate brought a [section] 1983 action alleging that correctional officers, the jail's contract doctor, and the county were deliberately indifferent to his need for a special diet and medication to treat his diabetes mellitus. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants; the appeals court affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded. The appeals court held that fact issues existed as to the liability of the deputy sheriff and the contract doctor, precluding summary judgment...