Legal Opinion
Richard Smego v. Jacqueline Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 19, 2013No. 11-2897PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff Richard Smego, a civil detainee at the Rush-ville Treatment and Detention Center in Illinois, sued a dentist, two doctors, and a dental hygienist for violating his constitutional rights by acting with deliberate indifference to his serious dental problems. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants. We conclude that Smego offered sufficient evidence for a jury to find that three of those defendants violated his constitutional rights, so we vacate the judgment in part and remand for further proceedings.
We review the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Gonzalez v. FeinermanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
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