Legal Opinion
Anthony Wheeler v. Paul Talbot
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 20, 2014No. 13-3294PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Chief Judge.
Anthony Wheeler, an Illinois prisoner, filed this civil-rights suit against his prison’s medical director, Dr. Paul Talbot, for alleged deliberate indifference to two serious medical needs. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Otherand claims are irrelevant to this appeal.) Wheeler first alleges that he experiences excruciating pain from “large and protruding” keloids (growths of scar tissue) on his chest, hips, and legs. He also alleges that he tested positive for a stomach infection caused by the bacterium helicobacter pylori. Dr. Talbot, according to Wheeler, ignored both conditions.…
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