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SHAFFER v. JENNINGS

Civ. A. No. 70-1235.

314 F.Supp. 588 (1970)

John A. SHAFFER v. William J. JENNINGS, Warden, Chester County Farms, West Chester, Pennsylvania and Frank C. Johnston, Supt., State Correctional Institution, Dallas, Pennsylvania and Dr. Lakotos, M.D., Attending Physician, Dallas, Pennsylvania.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

June 23, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Shaffer, pro se.

OPINION

MASTERSON, District Judge.

Plaintiff seeks leave to proceed in this Civil Rights action in forma pauperis. Invoking the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and its jurisdictional implementation, 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3), the plaintiff is seeking $50,000 in damages from each of the defendants.

Plaintiff essentially complains that he received improper or inadequate medical treatment while he was incarcerated. He alleges...

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