Legal Opinion
Withers v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 27, 2013No. 10-3012PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, an inmate of the Danville Correctional Center, an Illinois prison, brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a variety of health professionals employed by or under contract to the prison. The suit charges deliberate indifference to the plaintiff’s medical needs, in violation of the cruel and unusual punishments clause of the Eighth Amendment, made applicable to state action by interpretation of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. (In a suit under section 1983 the contractor’s employees are deemed agents of the state. Minix v.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Richard Murphy v. Richard E. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Weaver v. ShadoanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- United States v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by35 opinions
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