Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Adams
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 23, 2018No. 16-1889PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Kanne, Circuit Judge.
Since entering the custody of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections in 2009, Donald Wilson has sought medical treatment for dementia and Alzheimer's disease, neck and throat pain, and difficulty breathing and swallowing. He alleges that medical staff at Oshkosh Correctional Institution were deliberately indifferent in their treatment of these ailments in violation of his Eighth Amendment rights. The district court, however, found that no reasonable jury could find that the doctors were deliberately indifferent. We agree and affirm the grant of summary judgment in favor…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Gutierrez v. PetersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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