Legal Opinion
Van Dyke Johnson v. Stephen Doughty, Doctor, John Cearlock, Don Hinderliter
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 17, 2006No. 04-1139, 04-1311PublishedCited by 772 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Former Illinois prison inmate Van Dyke Johnson sued, pro se, three prison doctors and seven prison officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, alleging Eighth Amendment violations. Specifically, Johnson claims that the defendants were deliberately indifferent to a serious medical need because they treated his hernia through non-surgical means. During the district court proceedings, Johnson made several motions for counsel under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1), which the district court denied. The district court granted summary judgment to some of the prison officials. After a bench trial,…
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