Legal Opinion
Earnest D. Shields v. Illinois Department of Correct
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 12, 2014No. 12-2746, 13-1143PublishedCited by 709 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Earnest Shields was an Illinois prisoner in 2008 when he was lifting weights and ruptured the pectoralis tendon in his left shoulder. Although he received some medical attention for the injury, he did not receive the prompt surgery needed for effective treatment. Instead, through a series of oversights and delays by various people responsible for his medical care, too much time passed for surgery to do any good. Shields now suffers from a serious and permanent impairment that could have been avoided. So we must assume, in any event, as we review the grant of summary…
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