U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1971

United States ex rel. Johnson v. Prasse

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · Decided October 18, 1971

450 F.2d 946 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

The district court properly decided that the present complaint by a state prisoner charging prison authorities with negligence in the matter of providing him with needed medical treatment does not state a cause of action under the Civil Rights Act. Cf. Commonwealth ex rel. Gatewood v. Hendrick, 3d Cir. 1967, 368 F.2d 179; Kent v. Prasse, W.D.Pa. 1967, 265 F.Supp. 673, aff’d. per curiam, 3d Cir. 1967, 385 F.2d 406.

The judgment will be affirmed.

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