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SMITH v. KNOX COUNTY JAIL

No. 10-1113.

666 F.3d 1037 (2012)

Anthony N. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KNOX COUNTY JAIL, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 23, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony N. Smith (submitted), Bruceton Mills, WV, pro se.

Before RIPPLE, ROVNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Anthony Smith sued the Knox County Jail pro se under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that jail officials violated the Eighth Amendment because they were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs after a fellow inmate attacked him. The district court dismissed the case at screening for failure to state a claim, and Smith appealed. Because we conclude that Smith states a claim, we vacate the judgment...

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