Legal Opinion
Williams v. Curtin
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 31, 2011No. 09-1381PublishedCited by 1,395 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Michael Anthony Williams, a state inmate proceeding pro se, appeals the sua sponte dismissal of his Complaint against Respondent officials at the Oaks Correctional Facility (“Respondents”) for failure to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. For the reasons stated below, we REVERSE the decision of the district court and REMAND for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
BACKGROUND
All facts are taken from the Complaint, since those were the facts available to the district court. Petitioner alleges that, on or about October 25, 2007, he “was…
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