May v. Enomoto

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1980-11-19

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POOLE, Circuit Judge: On June 7,1971 appellant May, an inmate of a California state prison was injured while engaged in highway maintenance work. On December 2, 1976 he filed this civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against appellee Procunier, Director of the Department of Corrections, claiming denial of necessary care in deliberate indifference to May’s medical needs. Following a j…

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