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PATTERSON v. PEARSON

No. 93-2905.

19 F.3d 439 (1994)

Wardell PATTERSON, Appellant, v. Unknown PEARSON, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 25, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wardell Patterson, pro se.

John F. Brink, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.

Before FAGG, BOWMAN, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Wardell Patterson, a state prisoner, filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Dr. William Pearson, the prison dentist, alleging deliberate indifference to Patterson's serious dental needs. Patterson appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Dr. Pearson. We reverse.

Patterson alleges that he began suffering pain in his upper jaw on February 13, 1992, after Dr. Pearson filled a tooth. On March 19, Patterson's functional...

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