Legal Opinion

Fitzgerald v. Greer

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 6, 2009No. 08-2627PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Wisconsin inmate Patrick Fitzgerald filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming as relevant here that three prison doctors were deliberately indifferent to his complaints of chronic pain. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants, and we affirm.

We construe the facts in the light most favorable to Fitzgerald. See Greeno v. Daley, 414 F.3d 645, 648 (7th Cir.2005). In October 2003 Fitzgerald was in a car accident that left him with a brain contusion, punctured lung, dislocated shoulder, shattered ankle, and fractures in his spine, humerus, and ribs. He remained…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Donald F. Greeno v. George DaleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  2. Leon Snipes v. George Detella, Doctor Ehrhardt, John L. RussianCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  3. Jackson v. KotterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  4. Hayes v. SnyderCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  5. Sain v. WoodCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  5. Mummey v. CarterDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 2021

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