SMITH v. ARTISON

No. 91-C-992.

779 F.Supp. 113 (1991)

Steven SMITH, Plaintiff, v. Richard ARTISON, Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin.

November 29, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Smith, pro se.

No appearance for defendant.


DECISION AND ORDER

MYRON L. GORDON, Senior District Judge.

The plaintiff, Steven Smith, currently incarcerated at the Green Bay Correctional Institution, seeks redress under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 from the Milwaukee county sheriff, who allegedly failed to protect him from an assault by other inmates at the Milwaukee county jail. Mr. Smith has filed a petition for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. The court will grant the petition.

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