Legal Opinion
Hugh Joseph, Administrator of the Estate of Mark Joseph, A/K/A Larry Jones v. David Brierton, Warden, Stateville Correctional Center, Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 7, 1984No. 83-2033PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit for damages under 42 U.SiC. § 1983. It was brought by the administrator of the estate of a prisoner who died while in the hospital unit of Illinois’ Stateville prison, against the warden and other officials of Stateville, charging that the prisoner (the plaintiff's son) suffered and died as a result of the inhumane conditions and inadequate medical care in the unit. The defendants won a jury verdict, and the plaintiff has appealed.
Mark Joseph, age 18, was in another prison in the state system when on December 2, 1975, he suffered a mental breakdown and was…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- James Wood, Cross v. Allen Worachek, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Charles Thomas v. Warden Frank J. Pate, Luther W. Miller v. Illinois Dept. Of Correction, Illinois State Penitentiary, Warden Frank j.pateCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Draper v. Airco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by61 opinions
- Junior Ray Duckworth, Cross-Appellants v. Gayle Franzen, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- George Rakovich v. Gregory Wade and Darryl Drake, George Rakovich v. Chester KassCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Sanville v. MccaughtryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Darnell Cooper and Anthony Davis v. Michael CaseyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Dennis Anderson v. Gilberto Romero and Arthur DouglasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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