Legal Opinion
Tasha S. Maggert v. Craig A. Hanks
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 9, 1997No. 97-1651PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
A prisoner appeals from the dismissal of a suit in which he claims that the prison’s failure to give him estrogen therapy for a psychiatric condition known technically as gender dysphoria and more popularly as transsexualism is a form of cruel and unusual punishment. A psychiatrist hired by the prison on a contract basis refused to prescribe estrogen for the prisoner, Maggert, instead recommending that he continue to see the prison psychologist for counseling.
The judge was clearly right to dismiss the suit. The psychiatrist does not believe that Maggert suffers from gender…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Hudson v. McMillianSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- David Poe Wood v. Vernon G. Housewright, George SumnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Harris v. ThigpenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
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