Opinion ID: 2979625
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Defendant Hicks

Text: Barnett’s allegation against Hicks, the shift officer on duty when Terrie allegedly improperly gave Barnett Dilantin, is that she sent Barnett to the medical unit without an escort. Barnett, however, does not allege facts that would give us any reason to believe Hicks understood the significance of Barnett’s ingestion of Dilantin, including any immediate side effects such as dizziness. At most, Hicks’s actions constitute negligence, which is not actionable under the Eighth -6- No. 08-6432 Barnett v. Luttrell, et al. Amendment. See Blackmore, 390 F.3d at 895. The district court thus properly dismissed Hicks as a party.