Opinion of the Court — Smith v. Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center

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Type: Opinion of the Court
Filed: June 24, 2002
Case: Smith v. Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
Case status: Decided

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ORDER Michael Ray Smith, proceeding pro se, appeals a district court judgment dismissing his civil rights complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . This case has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 34(j)(l), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed. R.App. P. 34(a). *235 Seeking monetary and injunctive relief, Smith filed a complaint against Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center; Freda Duncan, a registered nurse employed by Ephraim; and Britt T. Reynolds, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ephraim (collectively referred to as the hospital defendants). Smith also sued Boyle County, Kentucky; the City of Dan-ville, Kentucky; Chris Hill, jailer of the Boyle County Detention Center (“BCDC”); and Steve Williams and Clarence Lafferty, guards employed at the BCDC (collectively referred to as the county defendants). Smith alleged that on May 15, 2000, while he was incarcerated at the BCDC, he began having severe chest pain. Relying upon the Eighth Amendment, Smith alleged that the county defendants were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs because, in response to his c…

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