Knox v. Butler

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS TED KNOX ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 17-CV-494-SMY ) WARDEN BUTLER, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Plaintiff Ted Knox, an inmate of the Illinois Department of Corrections currently incarcerated at Menard Correctional Center (“Menard”), filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violations of his constitutional rights. After initial screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and severance of several claims, Plaintiff proceeded on an Eighth Amendment claim for deliberate indifference to medical…