Legal Opinion

Williams v. Guzman

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 2, 2009No. 08-2167PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Sylvester Williams filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that medical staff at the DuPage County Jail were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants, and we affirm.

This case centers on Williams’ problems with the medical treatment he received while in jail. The first condition for which he claims he received inadequate care was severe pain in his feet. Before arriving at the jail in April 2005, he had been diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy in his lower extremities and…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. George v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  4. Burks v. RaemischCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  5. Donald F. Greeno v. George DaleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  4. Bradshaw v. MeyerDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2025
  5. Dent v. BurrellDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 2019

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