Risher v. Lappin

U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · Decided 2011-03-21

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OPINION BOGGS, Circuit Judge. Appellant Richard Risher, a federal prisoner, filed a Bivens action against employees of the Federal Correctional Institute in Memphis (“FCI-Memphis”), alleging that they violated his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment through deliberate indifference to his medical needs. He…

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