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WEST v. KEVE

No. 76-2397.

571 F.2d 158 (1978)

Kermit WEST, Appellant, v. Paul W. KEVE, in his capacity as Director of the Division of Adult Corrections of the State of Delaware and Raymond Anderson, in his capacity as Superintendent of Delaware Correctional Center.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided February 15, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Anderson, Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., Wilmington, Del., for appellant.

Keith A. Trostle, Deputy Atty. Gen., Wilmington, Del., for appellees.

Before GIBBONS and VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judges, and FISHER, District Judge.

Submitted under Local Rule 12(6) November 28, 1977.

OPINION OF THE COURT

VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal concerns an alleged violation of a state prisoner's Eighth Amendment right against cruel and unusual punishment by withholding adequate medical care from him.

Plaintiff is a state prisoner serving a life sentence in the Delaware Correctional Center. Medical examinations of the plaintiff in August and October 1974 disclosed that he...

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