Alex Benson v. Elmer O. Cady

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1985-04-18

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HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge. Plaintiff-appellant Alex Benson, an inmate at Waupun Correctional Institution [WCI] in Waupun, Wisconsin, appeals from the district court’s dismissal pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure of his eighth amendment claim that defendants were deliberately indifferent to his physical safety needs and serious medical nee…

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