Legal Opinion
David Sherrod v. Darlene Lingle, R.N. Mary Geiger, R.N. Betty Lorance, R.N. C.P. Ramaswamy, M.D. Rajendra Shroff, M.D. Franklin Hospital District
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 27, 2000No. 99-3385PublishedCited by 294 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
David Sherrod suffered a ruptured appendix and related complications that required emergency surgery to remove part of his colon in 1995. He blames these problems on the medical staff at Big Muddy River Correctional Center (“BMRCC”), where Sherrod was a prisoner, and Franklin Hospital District, which operates the hospital where he was treated. Sherrod brought a three-count complaint, alleging that the prison medical staff violated his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment and medical negligence against both the prison and hospital staffs. The…
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