LOJUK v. JOHNSON

No. 84-1528.

770 F.2d 619 (1985)

Walter LOJUK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bruce JOHNSON, M.D., in his individual capacity and as a physician employee of the Veterans Administration Hospital, North Chicago, Illinois, and other unnamed and unknown defendants, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 8, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick K. Murphy, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Michael S. O'Connell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Dan K. Webb, U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, and BAUER and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.


CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.

Defendant Dr. Bruce Johnson brings this appeal seeking reversal of the lower court's denial of his motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff Walter Lojuk filed this lawsuit seeking damages allegedly suffered from his receipt of electro-convulsive therapy ("ECT", also known as electro-shock therapy) at the Veterans Administration ("VA") Medical Center, North Chicago, Illinois, in March 1979. For purposes of this appeal, Dr. Johnson, the treating...

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