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REED v. McBRIDE

No. 97-4161.

178 F.3d 849 (1999)

Orrin S. REED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Daniel McBRIDE, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 10, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blake J. Burgan (argued), Barnes & Thornburg, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James A. Garrard (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, FLAUM and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Before us is Orrin S. Reed's appeal from the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendants on his § 1983 suit. Reed alleges that the defendants violated the Eighth Amendment by subjecting him to cruel and unusual punishment by withholding food and life-sustaining medication while he was incarcerated. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the district court's judgment, and remand for trial.

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