PEREZ v. WISCONSIN DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 98-4012.

182 F.3d 532 (1999)

Eduardo M. PEREZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS and Michael J. Sullivan, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 24, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eduardo M. Perez (submitted), Oshkosh Correctional Institution, Oshkosh, WI, Pro Se.

James E. Doyle, Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Dept. of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

After he slipped and fell in a prison shower, Eduardo Perez complained of back pain. Treatment for his condition was complicated because, although his sentence was imposed by Wisconsin, he was being confined by Texas under an agreement between the states. Significant medical expenses could be incurred only with Wisconsin's approval. A physician in Texas diagnosed "a large extruded disc fragment...

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