United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of counsel, and summary and final judgments for defendants in a case against prison doctors and prison officials under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 are affirmed involving claims that defendants were deliberately indifferent to prisoner plaintiff's serious medical need by treating his hernia through nonsurgical means.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/14/2005
• Decided 01/17/2006
• Published 01/17/2006

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jerold S. Solovy, Marek H. Badyna (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karen L. Kendall, Craig L. Unrath (argued), Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, IL, Brett E. Legner (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.