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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 

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The Honorable William R. Wilson, Jr., United States District Judge for the

Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the

Honorable Jerry W. Cavaneau, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District

of Arkansas. 

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-1878

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James McAlphin, *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the Eastern

* District of Arkansas

Jan Alexander, Nurse, Varner Super *

Max, ADC, originally sued as *

“Alexander”; Rebecca Johnston, *

Nurse, Maximum Security Unit, ADC, * [UNPUBLISHED]

originally sued as “Johnston”, *

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Appellees. *

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Submitted: December 23, 2005

Filed: February 7, 2005

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Before RILEY, McMILLIAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Arkansas inmate James McAlphin appeals from the final judgment entered in

the District Court1

 for the Eastern District of Arkansas dismissing his 42 U.S.C.

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§ 1983 action after an evidentiary hearing. McAlphin claimed that defendants were

deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs. For the reasons discussed

below, we affirm the judgment of the district court. 

After careful review of the record, we agree with the district court that

McAlphin failed to show defendants disregarded his serious medical needs. See Jolly

v. Knudsen, 205 F.3d 1094, 1096 (8th Cir. 2000) (Eighth Amendment standard).

Instead, the medical records show that, although McAlphin tested positive for

tuberculosis in 1995, he received drug therapy treatment for it, he was evaluated

annually, and his 2002 and 2003 x-rays and sputum tests showed that the disease was

not active. Moreover, although he also tested positive for both e-coli and H. pylori,

one defendant testified that McAlphin experienced no harm from the e-coli and that

she afforded him standard and successful treatment for H. pylori. See Logan v.

Clarke, 119 F.3d 647, 649-50 (8th Cir. 1997) (prison doctors were not deliberately

indifferent because they treated prisoner on numerous occasions and offered sensible

medication and treatment). 

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47A(a). 

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