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MATZKER v. HERR

No. 82-3104.

748 F.2d 1142 (1984)

Edward James MATZKER, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Raymond HERR, Sheriff, Richard A. Schaab, Lt. and Mary Pearsall, Corrections Officer, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 31, 1984.

As Amended November 7, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl S. Nadler, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Gary L. Bement, State's Atty., Belleville, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before, WOOD, CUDAHY, and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Edward James Matzker appeals from the dismissal of his pro se civil rights action seeking damages for injuries suffered while he was a pretrial detainee in the St. Clair County Jail in Belleville, Illinois for denial of adequate medical care, failure to protect him from assault and for infringement of his right of access to court. We reverse the decision of the magistrate.

I.

Matzker filed his complaint...

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