United States Sixth Circuit

The steady leak of large quantities of bile into the prisoner's abdomen presented a substantial risk of serious harm, and the doctor's failure to immediately refer the prisoner to a specialist constituted deliberate indifference.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/08/2001
• Decided 09/19/2001
• Published 09/19/2001

Judges

• Before KEITH, BATCHELDER, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• John M. Leh (argued and briefed), Serman & Leh, Lake Orion, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellee., John L. Thurber (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Corrections Division, Lansing, MI, for Defendants-Appellants.