Legal Opinion
Wheeler v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 23, 2012No. 12-1806PublishedCited by 783 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
In September 2011, Anthony Wheeler filed a complaint alleging that prison officials and the prison’s medical provider, Wexford Health Sources, have refused to provide effective care for his golf-ball-size hemorrhoids, leaving him in excruciating pain. Documents submitted with the complaint show that Wheeler is not fantasizing. (The complaint presents other grievances too, but this is the only one we need consider on this appeal.)
District judges must screen prisoners’ complaints before or “as soon as practicable after” docketing to ensure that the targets of frivolous…
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