Tyrone Ellis v. Nwannem Obi-Okoye, No. 16-3874 (8th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Per Curiam. Before Loken, Murphy, and Benton, Circuit Judges] Prisoner Case - civil rights. The district court's adverse grant of summary judgment on claim of deliberate indifference is affirmed, as Ellis failed to show his skin rash was serious of that the delay in treatment had a detrimental effect on his condition. [ May 19, 2017
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 16-3874 ___________________________ Tyrone Ellis lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant v. Nwannem Obi-Okoye, Doctor, Correct Care Solutions; Brett Butler, Doctor, Correct Care Solutions lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees Johnathan Simmons, Doctor, Correct Care Solutions lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant Geraldine Campbell, Advanced Practice Nurse, Correct Care Solutions; Aric Simmons, Advanced Practice Nurse, Correct Care Solutions; Melissa Mansfield, Licensed Practical Nurse, Correct Care Solutions lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Pine Bluff ____________ Submitted: May 12, 2017 Filed: May 22, 2017 [Unpublished] ____________ Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Arkansas inmate Tyrone Ellis appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, in which he alleged that defendants were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs. Upon careful de novo review, see Peterson v. Kopp, 754 F.3d 594, 598 (8th Cir. 2014) (standard of review), we conclude that summary judgment was proper because, as explained by the district court, Ellis failed to show that his skin rash was “serious,” or that any delay in treatment had a detrimental effect on his condition. See Fourte v. Faulkner Cty., Ark., 746 F.3d 384, 387 (8th Cir. 2014); see also Jackson v. Riebold, 815 F.3d 1114, 1119-20 (8th Cir. 2016). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Kristine G. Baker, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Beth Deere, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. -2-
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