GRUENBERG v. GEMPELER

No. 10-3391.

697 F.3d 573 (2012)

Darrin GRUENBERG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Debra GEMPELER, Captain, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 26, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leigh C. Bonsall (argued), Attorney, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jody J. Schmelzer (argued), Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and MANION, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

While incarcerated for burglary, Darrin Gruenberg seized a set of keys from a prison security guard and swallowed them. He was taken to a hospital, where an x-ray showed that the keys were lodged in his abdomen. A physician told the prison officials that Gruenberg would probably pass the keys naturally within five days. They returned him to the prison and kept Gruenberg naked and in restraints for five days until he passed the keys. After five...

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