Legal Opinion
James Lomax v. Frank Tennis
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 31, 2017No. 17-1282UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
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2Per curiam
James Lomax, a prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania sua sponte dismissing his civil rights complaint. For the following reasons, we will summarily vacate and remand for further proceedings.
In a complaint signed and submitted to prison authorities for mailing on December 15, 2016, Lomax alleged that prison officials failed to adequately treat his various medical conditions and retaliated against him for complaining about the inadequate treatment. The District Court granted Lo-max’s motion to proceed…
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