Legal Opinion

Donelson v. Darrise Hardy & Wexford Health Sources, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 9, 2019No. 18-2739UnpublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Per curiam

Charles Donelson sued a nurse and Wexford Health Sources, Inc., for allegedly providing him with constitutionally deficient medical care in prison and retaliating against him for filing other lawsuits. After the district court decided that he obstructed discovery in bad faith, it dismissed his suit as a sanction. The district court responded reasonably to Donelson's insubordination, so we affirm.

We begin by describing Donelson's case. Donelson, an Illinois inmate, moved to Stateville Northern Reception and Classification Center (an Illinois prison) in 2013. Upon his arrival, Darrise Hardy, a…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Ramirez v. T&H Lemont, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
  3. Carol Majeske v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  4. Kasalo v. Harris & Harris, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  5. Neal Secrease, Jr. v. Western & Southern Life InsuraCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015

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