Legal Opinion
Eduardo M. Perez v. Wisconsin Department of Corrections and Michael J. Sullivan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 24, 1999No. 98-4012PublishedCited by 1,109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
After he slipped and fell in a prison shower, Eduardo Perez complained of back pain. Treatment for his condition was complicated because, although his sentence was imposed by Wisconsin, he was being confined by Texas under an agreement between the states. Significant medical expenses could be incurred only with Wisconsin’s approval. A physician in Texas diagnosed “a large extruded disc fragment” and recommended surgery; Wisconsin preferred the more conservative approach of exercise, physical therapy, and basic pain control medicine such as Ibuprofen. Now back in…
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