POOLE, Circuit Judge:
On June 7, 1971 appellant May, an inmate of a California state prison was injured while engaged in highway maintenance work. On December 2, 1976 he filed this civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against appellee Procunier, Director of the Department of Corrections, claiming denial of necessary care in deliberate indifference to May's medical needs. Following a jury trial, the district court directed a verdict in favor of the director...
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