Sylvester E. Wynn v. Donna Southward

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• concluding that inmate’s allegations of bleeding, headaches, “disfigurement,” and inability to chew food without dentures demonstrated a serious medical need
• finding that the plaintiff had stated a plausible Eighth Amendment claim where the plaintiff suffered bleeding, headaches, inability to chew, and disfigurement when his dentures were misplaced
• noting that dental care is “one of the most important medical needs of inmates”
• noting that Eleventh Amendment bars suits against states in federal court for money damages
• finding that the pro se plaintiff’s “pleadings deserve liberal construction.”
• finding that the pro se plaintiff’s “pleadings deserve liberal construction.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).