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LEWIS v. COOPER

No. 84-2081.

771 F.2d 334 (1985)

Thurman LEWIS, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Robert COOPER & Richard Mulherin, Respondents-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 3, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy E. Paridy, Coffield, Ungaretti, Harris & Slavin, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner-appellee.

Thomas P. Marnell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for respondents-appellants.

Before CUDAHY and COFFEY, Circuit Judges, and GARZA, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM.

This case involves a prison inmate's suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against two prison guards. In the district court, a jury awarded inmate Thurmon Lewis ("Lewis") a total of $5500 in damages against prison guards Richard Mulherin ("Mulherin") and Robert Cooper ("Cooper") on the theory that they had subjected him to cruel and unusual punishment by failing to provide him with prompt medical care after he was assaulted by his cellmate. We conclude that...

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