Legal Opinion
Heard v. Tilden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 11, 2016No. 15-1732PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Per curiam
Delbert Heard, an Illinois inmate, claims in this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that the defendants — Dr. Lewis Shicker, the medical director for the Department of Corrections; Wexford Health Sources, which contracts with the Department to provide medical care for inmates; and Dr. Andrew Tilden, a Wexford employee — violated the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment by delaying surgery for a hernia. At screening, see 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, the district court concluded that Heard’s complaint states a claim of deliberate indifference to a serious medical need, see Fed.R.Civ.P.…
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