Charles R. Jackson v. Tom L. Carey R. Papac, Lt. J. Marshall A. Davis E. Padilla Burton R. Lieberman, Doctor

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• holding that dismissal with leave to amend should be granted even if no request to amend was made
• concluding that the plaintiff was entitled to amend his complaint to plead physical injury where the plaintiff had developed chronic hypertension, contracted hepatitis B, and developed lumps behind his ear because of an untreated ear infection
• explaining that the Sandin test requires a case-by-case consideration and reversing the district court’s dismissal of the prisoner’s due process claim
• explaining that on a motion to dismiss, “[t]he issue is not whether a plaintiff will ultimately prevail but whether the claimant is entitled to offer evidence to support the claims”
• explaining that on a motion to dismiss, “[t]he issue is not whether a plaintiff will ultimately prevail but whether the claimant is entitled to offer evidence to support the claims”
• affirming dismissal of claims against prison officials in their official capacities because they are not persons within the meaning of § 1983

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