Legal Opinion
Bobby Ivey v. Michael K. Harney, Appeal of Illinois Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 23, 1995No. 94-2839PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
While confined at the jail in LaSalle County, Illinois, Bobby Ivey slipped in the shower and hurt his back. He filed an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, contending that the medical care provided for his injury violated his rights under the eighth amendment to the Constitution, applied to the states by the fourteenth. By making a claim under the Constitution rather than the common law of torts, Ivey undertook a difficult task. To prevail, he must establish that the defendants intentionally inflicted needless suffering. He may be able to do this by showing that the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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3Cited by24 opinions
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