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COGNATO v. CICCONE

No. 77-1007.

558 F.2d 512 (1977)

Joseph A. COGNATO, Appellant, v. Dr. P. J. CICCONE, Director, United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Missouri, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 26, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Steven Brown, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Springfield, Mo., for appellant; David R. Freeman, Federal Public Defender, W. D. Mo., Springfield, Mo., on brief.

David H. Jones, Asst. U. S. Atty., Springfield, Mo., for appellee; Bert C. Hurn, U. S. Atty., Springfield, Mo., on brief.

Before BRIGHT, STEPHENSON and HENLEY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Joseph Cognato, age 29, a federal prisoner, who is paralyzed from the waist down as a result of a gunshot wound, seeks habeas corpus relief against Dr. P. J. Ciccone, director of the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Missouri. Cognato, presently confined at the Medical Center claims that he is being deprived of proper medical treatment by being denied the medication "Talwin" to relieve his pain. The district court considered...

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