WALKER v. PETERS

No. 97-4058.

233 F.3d 494 (2000)

Clara WALKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Howard PETERS, Salvador Godinez, Richard Gramley, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 30, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Edward Wilhoite, Jr. (argued), Lerner & Wilhoite, Chicago, IL, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Michael P. Doyle (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, ROVNER and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Dwayne Walker was a prisoner who suffered from a variety of serious illnesses. He sued a number of prison officials and doctors for violating his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment, claiming these various individuals were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants, finding...

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