Legal Opinion
Ray v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 7, 2013No. 12-1774PublishedCited by 356 opinions
1Per curiam
Since July 2006 Hoyt Ray has experienced pain in one of his shoulders. He contends that the pain stems from an injury and that an MRI scan would point the way toward successful treatment; Dr. Vi- pin K. Shah, Ray’s treating physician at Western Illinois Correctional Center, believes that the pain stems from arthritis and that a scan would not help in diagnosis and treatment. Ray contends in this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that Dr. Shah is wrong—so far wrong that he has violated the Constitution’s cruel and unusual punishments clause. See Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 114 S.Ct. 1970, 128…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Mallard v. United States Dist. Court for Southern Dist. of IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Pruitt v. MoteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
3Cited by356 opinions
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- King v. ChapmanDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2013
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