Legal Opinion
Berry v. Peterman
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 5, 2010No. 09-3557PublishedCited by 867 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
In the spring of 2008, plaintiff Akida Berry, an inmate in the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, was transferred temporarily to the Waushara County Jail because of overcrowding. Berry developed a serious toothache. The nurse and the doctor at the jail told him to take over-the-counter pain relievers, but they refused to refer him to a dentist. After about two months of serious pain, Berry was returned to a state facility where he promptly saw a dentist who performed a root canal the same day.
Berry, proceeding without a lawyer, sued the nurse, the doctor, and the…
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