Barkes v. Wexford Health Sources

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EDWARD J. BARKES, JR. ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) No.: 19-cv-1191-MMM ) STEVEN MEEKS, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MERIT REVIEW ORDER Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, files an action under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

alleging deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs at the Pontiac Correctional Center (“Pontiac”). The case is before the Court for a merit review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. In reviewing the Complaint, the Court accepts the factual allegations as true, liberally construing them in Plaintiff's favor. Turley v. Rednour,

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