Legal Opinion
Donald Beard, Jr. v. Wexford Health Sources, Incorp
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 21, 2018No. 16-1763PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Easterbrook, Circuit Judge.
*953 Wexford Health Sources provides medical care to inmates in Illinois's prisons. Donald Beard, Jr., an inmate, experiences chronic ankle pain. In December 2010 he consulted with his prison's doctors about managing his condition. Beard wanted surgery, but the doctors ordered conservative treatment. When Beard's pain persisted, the doctors considered referring Beard for surgical evaluation, a step that requires Wexford's approval. It rejected the doctors' requests for surgical evaluation, though it authorized Beard to see a podiatrist in September 2012 and an…
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