Alba v. Montford

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• noting that pro se pleadings are held to a less strict standard than pleadings from counseled parties and are liberally construed
• noting that the same standards govern Rule 12(b)(6) motions to dismiss and sua sponte dismissals for failure to state a claim
• noting that a prisoner may bring a Bivens action for damages against federal prison offi- cials for violating his Eighth Amendment right to adequate medical care
• assuming, without deciding, that a privately operated prison is a government actor for purposes of Bivens liability
• assuming, without deciding, that a privately operated prison is a government actor for purposes of Bivens liability
• assuming, without deciding, that a privately operated prison is a government actor for purposes of Bivens liability

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