Legal Opinion
Darrin Gruenberg v. Debra Gempeler
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 26, 2012No. 10-3391PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
While incarcerated for burglary, Darrin Gruenberg seized a set of keys from a prison security guard and swallowed them. He was taken to a hospital, where an x-ray showed that the keys were lodged in his abdomen. A physician told the prison officials that Gruenberg would probably pass the keys naturally within five days. They returned him to the prison and kept Gruenberg naked and in restraints for five days until he passed the keys. After five days, Gruenberg had not yet passed them and surgery was needed to remove them. Gruenberg sued the officials, claiming they…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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