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WALNORCH v. McMONAGLE

Civ. A. Nos. 75-79 and 74-2489.

412 F.Supp. 270 (1976)

James Edward WALNORCH, Plaintiff, v. Mr. McMONAGLE et al., Defendants. James Edward WALNORCH, Plaintiff, v. Joseph F. MAZURKIEWICZ et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

March 31, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet Parrish, Thomas D. Panebianco, Indigent Prisoner Litigation Program, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Dean C. Graybill, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Michael Minkin, Deputy Atty. Gen., Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants.

OPINION

DITTER, District Judge.

The question presented on defendants' motion for summary judgment in this case is whether their alleged failure to provide proper medical treatment for plaintiff rises to the level of cruel and unusual punishment so as to be cognizable under the Civil Rights Act.

Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed this Section 1983 action1 against employees of the State Correctional Institution at Graterford...

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