Legal Opinion
Watkins v. Nielsen
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 16, 2010No. 10-2366PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Victor Watkins sued a prison doctor under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 while he was incarcerated in Illinois. The district court recruited counsel to represent Watkins but eventually dismissed the suit as a sanction for noncompliance with discovery and scheduling orders. Because the district court did not abuse its discretion, we affirm the judgment.
Watkins filed suit pro se, claiming that three prison employees violated the Eighth Amendment by failing to treat his schizophrenia. Watkins alleged that the defendants knew he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia before his incarceration, and yet they…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- David Sherrod v. Darlene Lingle, R.N. Mary Geiger, R.N. Betty Lorance, R.N. C.P. Ramaswamy, M.D. Rajendra Shroff, M.D. Franklin Hospital DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Collins v. IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- Carmelo Melendez v. Illinois Bell Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Shaunte Dotson v. Jaimie Bravo, Officer, Star 4123, and City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Donna B. Fischer v. Cingular Wireless, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by18 opinions
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