POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Haywood Penny, an inmate of an Illinois state prison, brought this suit against prison officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 charging that they had withheld essential medical care from him and by doing so had violated his constitutional right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. By agreement of the parties the case was referred to a federal magistrate for final decision under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). Penny moved for appointment of counsel...
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