Moss v. Gibbons

This is an appeal from the dismissal with prejudice of a medical malpractice action (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 110, par. 2 — 622).

We affirm.

The plaintiff, Larry E. Moss, is a prisoner at the Pontiac Correctional Center. On February 29, 1984, he was attacked in his cell and suffered an injury to his left eye. Following the attack, the plaintiff was taken to the medical unit at the correctional center where he was assigned to the care of Everett Gibbons, M.D., John Hatala, M.D., Van Manh, M.D., Raspal Dalai, M.D., Syed Ali, M.D., and Timothy Miller, an optometrist.

The medical unit took orbital…