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SNIPES v. DETELLA

No. 94-2313.

95 F.3d 586 (1996)

Leon SNIPES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. George DETELLA, Doctor Ehrhardt, John L. Russian, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 9, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Palmer, May, Oberfell & Lorber, Anthony Hartmann (argued), and Luka S. Misetic, Law Student (argued), South Bend, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jennifer M. Link, Barbara E. Pitts (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, MANION, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Leon Snipes stubbed his left big toe on a drawer in his prison cell, damaging his toenail. The prison physician treated him promptly, but not to his liking, and while his toenail was healing he may have had to shower in an inch or two of water due to an allegedly faulty drain, making him concerned about infections. Snipes brought suit against the prison warden, the doctor, the chief engineer, and the plumber for violation of the Eighth Amendment...

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