Legal Opinion
Green v. Carlson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 13, 1987No. 86-2096PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Eleven years ago, Maria Green brought this suit, contending that her son’s death in the infirmary of the United States Penitentiary at Terre Haute was due to the defendants’ deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. At the close of discovery, the defendants moved for summary judgment on grounds of qualified immunity. The district court, without reference to the specific facts of the case, held that the *649Eighth Amendment right at issue was clearly established at the time of the defendants’ alleged misconduct, and therefore ruled that the defendants were not…
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