Legal Opinion
Miguel Perez v. James Fenoglio
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 7, 2015No. 12-3084PublishedCited by 3,629 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Miguel Perez, an inmate at Lawrence Correctional Center, brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against various prison officials alleging cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment. According to his pro se complaint, prison officials were deliberately indifferent to his severe hand injury, delaying his receipt of medically necessary surgery for ten months. This delay caused Perez needless pain and suffering and left him with permanent loss of hand functioning. The district court, after denying Perez’s request for pro bono counsel, screened his…
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