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ROBINSON v. JORDAN

No. 73-2059.

494 F.2d 793 (1974)

Johnnie Mack ROBINSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. R. H. JORDAN, Sheriff of Gray County, Texas and Dr. Joseph W. Gates, of Pampa, Texas, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 25, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maurice P. White, Dist. Parole Officer, Midland Dist., Midland, Tex., Carol Oppenheimer, Austin, Tex. (Court-appointed), for plaintiff-appellant.

John C. Chambers, Amarillo, Tex., for Gates.

Bill W. Waters, Pampa, Tex., for Jordan.

Before GEWIN, THORNBERRY and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The district court on motion without hearing dismissed the pro se complaint under Title 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 of plaintiff-appellant, a state prisoner of the Negro race. Suing R. H. Jordan, the Sheriff of Gray County, Texas, and Dr. Joseph W. Gates, the medical examiner for that county, Robinson alleged deprivation of civil rights under color of state law arising from inadequate medical treatment accorded him by Dr. Gates while he was detained in...

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