Legal Opinion
Loe v. Armistead
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 16, 1978No. Nos. 77-2039, 77-2134 and 77-2135PublishedCited by 371 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
The district court, without requiring an answer, summarily dismissed Richard Loe’s pro se suit against federal officers, state officers and state employees. The suit alleged that, while Loe was in pretrial custody, the defendants deliberately denied him adequate medical treatment for a broken arm and that, while transporting him to Springfield, Missouri, his medical needs arising from the broken arm were ignored by federal marshals. The district court’s dismissal was under Rule 12(b)(6), F.R. Civ.P., for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.1 The…
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