Legal Opinion
Ray Thomas Woodall, Jr. v. Charles A. Foti, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1981No. 79-3601PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Per curiam
Ray T. Woodall is an inmate in the Orleans Parish Prison. Acting pro se, he brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Charles A. Foti, the Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff in charge of the parish prison, and against the Louisiana Department of Corrections, alleging that he had been denied medically necessary psychiatric care in derogation of his rights under the Eighth Amendment. The district court denied Woodall leave to proceed in forma pauperis, holding that his lawsuit was frivolous, and dismissed the case for failure to state a claim. We vacate and remand.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
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