Legal Opinion
Willie Smart v. Romeo Villar, Chief Medical Officer, Kansas State Penitentiary, Lansing, Kansas
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1976No. 75-1717PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SETH, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, Willie Smart, a Kansas state prisoner, commenced by a pro se complaint this Civil Rights action (42 U.S.C. § 1983) against the physician at the state prison. Plaintiff-appellant asserted that he was denied proper medical care in that he should have had a diagnosis and testing at a medical facility outside the state prison where other procedures were available.
Plaintiff sought to proceed in forma pauperis, and his complaint was lodged with the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. No responsive pleadings were filed, and the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Jack v. K. Ragan v. Colonel Weldon W. Cox, Commandant, United States Disciplinary Barracks, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- Carl C. Coppinger v. Gene Townsend, M.D., and Wayne K. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by158 opinions
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- Boyce v. AlizaduhCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
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