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LAWRENCE v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 31062 Summary Calendar.

440 F.2d 379 (1971)

Freddie Bernard LAWRENCE, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 7, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Freddie B. Lawrence, Jr., pro se.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen. of Fla., Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., for appellee.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and INGRAHAM and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The appellant, a prisoner of the State of Florida, appeals from the dismissal of his complaint brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking damages for improper medical treatment and injunctive relief for further medical treatment. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. We affirm.

In similar suits brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, we have held that in order to state a claim...

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