Legal Opinion
Orrin S. Reed v. Daniel McBride
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 10, 1999No. 97-4161PublishedCited by 366 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Before us is Orrin S. Reed’s appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the defendants on his § 1983 suit. Reed alleges that the defendants violated the Eighth Amendment by subjecting him to cruel and unusual punishment by withholding food and life-sustaining medication while he was incarcerated. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the district court’s judgment, and remand for trial.
Facts
Reed is an inmate at Westville Correctional Facility in Westville, Indiana (“Westville”). He suffers from a panoply of ailments, including paralysis, heart…
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