Legal Opinion

Kyles v. Williams

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 9, 2017No. 15-3401PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Deonta Kyles, a prisoner who underwent two knee surgeries, sued his prison’s medical staff for deliberate indifference to his post-operative knee condition, which he asserts required more physical therapy than he received. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants. It concluded that Kyles had not exhausted one part of this claim and that, on the exhausted part, he produced no evidence from which a rational jury could find the defendants liable. Its reasoning is correct, so we affirm.

We recount the facts in the light most favorable to Kyles, the opponent of summary…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Arnett v. WebsterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  2. Shane Holloway v. Delaware County SCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
  3. Roosevelt Burrell v. Marvin PowersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  4. Burton v. DowneyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
  5. Rodger Thornton v. Donald N. Snyder, Jr., Director, James M. Schomig, Warden, and Captain Josh J. ShettleworthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by12 opinions

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