Samuel Atkins
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Samuel Atkins is a physician who served as the respondent in the U.S. Supreme Court case West v. Atkins, which addressed the liability of private doctors under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 when providing medical care to state prisoners.
All labels observed (1)
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| Samuel Atkins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16599949 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Atkins Context triple: [West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42 (1988), respondent, Samuel Atkins]
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A.
Benjamin Atkinson
Benjamin Atkinson is a member of the Atkinson family, known publicly as the brother of Lily Atkinson and son of British actor and comedian Rowan Atkinson.
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B.
Samuel Appleton
Samuel Appleton was a 17th-century Massachusetts military officer and colonial leader known for his role in King Philip’s War.
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C.
Samuel Barnes
Samuel Barnes is an author known for his work with the Juicy brand.
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D.
Samuel Barnes
Samuel Barnes is a music producer best known for his work on the album "Faith."
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E.
Samuel Murray
Samuel Murray was an American sculptor known for his public monuments and portrait statues in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Atkins Target entity description: Samuel Atkins is a physician who served as the respondent in the U.S. Supreme Court case West v. Atkins, which addressed the liability of private doctors under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 when providing medical care to state prisoners.
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A.
Benjamin Atkinson
Benjamin Atkinson is a member of the Atkinson family, known publicly as the brother of Lily Atkinson and son of British actor and comedian Rowan Atkinson.
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B.
Samuel Appleton
Samuel Appleton was a 17th-century Massachusetts military officer and colonial leader known for his role in King Philip’s War.
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C.
Samuel Barnes
Samuel Barnes is an author known for his work with the Juicy brand.
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D.
Samuel Barnes
Samuel Barnes is a music producer best known for his work on the album "Faith."
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E.
Samuel Murray
Samuel Murray was an American sculptor known for his public monuments and portrait statues in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.