Legal Opinion
Anthony N. Smith v. Knox County Jail
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 23, 2012No. 10-1113PublishedCited by 590 opinions
1Per curiam
Anthony Smith sued the Knox County Jail pro se under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleg ing that jail officials violated the Eighth Amendment because they were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs after a fellow inmate attacked him. The district court dismissed the case at screening for failure to state a claim, and Smith appealed. Because we conclude that Smith states a claim, we vacate the judgment of the district court.
In his complaint, Smith alleges that while he was a pretrial detainee at Knox County Jail, asleep in his cell one morning in October 2009, a guard opened the door,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Arnett v. WebsterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
- Rodriguez v. Plymouth Ambulance ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- Grieveson v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Gutierrez v. PetersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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