Leon Snipes v. George Detella, Doctor Ehrhardt, John L. Russian

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1996-09-09

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MANION, Circuit Judge. Leon Snipes stubbed his left big toe on a drawer in his prison cell, damaging his toenail. The prison physician treated him promptly, but not to his liking, and while his toenail was healing he may have had to shower in an inch or two of water due to an allegedly faulty drain, making him concerned about infections. Snipes brought suit against the prison warden, the doctor, the chief engineer, and the p…

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