Legal Opinion
Edward E. Westlake v. William Lucas, Sheriff of Wayne County
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1976No. 75--2177PublishedCited by 1,286 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the dismissal of an action brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 (1970), by a former inmate at the Wayne County Jail who claims that his constitutional rights were violated when prison authorities denied him medical treatment for a bleeding ulcer. The original complaint was filed pro se on November 27, 1973. After counsel was appointed the complaint was amended three times. Each amendment was occasioned by the granting of defense motions for a more definite statement. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(e). On April 14, 1975, the District Court dismissed the third…
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