Harper v. Medical Section
Harper v. Medical Section
Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-50217 Summary Calendar
GUILLERMO TRAVIS HARPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus MEDICAL SECTION, TRAVIS COUNTY JAIL, Defendant-Appellee.
- - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. A-99-CV-231-JN - - - - - - - - - - October 20, 2000 Before DAVIS, JONES, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:* Guillermo Travis Harper, Texas prisoner # 871629, appeals from the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Travis County in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. Harper argues that Travis County maintained a policy of denying inmates eye examinations and eyeglasses unless they prepaid for them and that this policy violated his constitutional right to adequate medical care. We have reviewed the record and the briefs of the parties, and we conclude that the district court committed no reversible error. Harper’s allegations do not meet his burden of producing * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
No. 00-50217 -2- evidence showing the existence of a genuine issue for trial regarding municipal liability. See Little v. Liquid Air Corp., 37 F.3d 1069, 1075 (5th Cir. 1994) (en banc). Accordingly, the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED. Harper’s motions to add defendants are DENIED.
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