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JOHNSON v. DOUGHTY

Nos. 04-1139, 04-1311.

433 F.3d 1001 (2006)

Van Dyke JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Stephen DOUGHTY, Doctor, John Cearlock, Don Hinderliter, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 17, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerold S. Solovy, Marek H. Badyna (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Karen L. Kendall, Craig L. Unrath (argued), Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, IL, Brett E. Legner (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before RIPPLE, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Former Illinois prison inmate Van Dyke Johnson sued, pro se, three prison doctors and seven prison officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging Eighth Amendment violations. Specifically, Johnson claims that the defendants were deliberately indifferent to a serious medical need because they treated his hernia through non-surgical means. During the district court proceedings, Johnson made several motions for counsel under 28 U.S.C. ...

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