Legal Opinion
Dennis Anderson v. Gilberto Romero and Arthur Douglas
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 15, 1995No. 94-1251PublishedCited by 212 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
While an inmate at Stateville penitentiary, Dennis Anderson was discovered to be infected with the AIDS virus, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). The virus gradually destroys an essential component of the immune system, exposing the host to opportunistic infections that eventually kill him. In 1992, after being transferred to Joliet, another Illinois prison, Anderson brought suit for damages and an injunction under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The complaint alleges that defendant Romero, the superintendent of the cell house at Joliet in which Anderson was placed, told defendant…
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