Legal Opinion
John Walker v. Dr. Ivy Benjamin, Dr. Adrian Feinerman, Dr. Ansar Ansari, Dr. Virgilio Pilapil, Pamela Dunbar and Vickie Rowland
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 18, 2002No. 00-2769PublishedCited by 286 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
John Walker, a state prisoner, sued a number of prison doctors and nurses for violating his constitutional rights by acting with deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. The district court found that all of the defendants were entitled to qualified immunity, and dismissed the case with prejudice. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.
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Although the district court did not label its ruling as such, we are reviewing a grant of summary judgment. Thus, our review is de novo, and we construe the facts in a light most favorable to the party…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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