Stewart v. Special Administrator of the Estate of Mesrobian

ORDER

LaVertis Stewart, a 58-year-old Illinois inmate, appeals from the dismissal at screening of his civil-rights suit. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. He claims that he suffers cruel and unusual punishment when forced to wear a security box over his handcuffs, which causes severe pain because of carpal tunnel syndrome in both wrists and chronic pain in his right shoulder. We vacate the judgment in part and remand for further proceedings.

*546For purposes here, we accept as true Stewart’s factual allegations. He receives physical therapy in prison for his carpal tunnel syndrome and bursitis in his…