Anthony Ort v. Dr. Pinchback Correctional Medical Systems Board of Corrections

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• holding the district court erred “in concluding that a physician who contracts with the state to provide medical care to inmates does not act under color of state law”
• a private physician who contracted with the state to render services to a prisoner acted under color of state law

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