Legal Opinion
Oscar Santiago v. Kurt Ringle
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 5, 2013No. 12-4075PublishedCited by 380 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COLE, Circuit Judge.
After a delay in receiving dermatologist-recommended treatments for a painful skin condition, inmate Oscar Santiago sued his prison doctors under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He claimed violation of the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. The district court initially denied the doctors’ motion for summary judgment, but on a motion to reconsider the court entered summary judgment in favor of the doctors. The court also granted a second motion for summary judgment, finding the doctors entitled to qualified immunity. Santiago now challenges the…
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