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SMEGO v. MITCHELL

No. 11-2897.

723 F.3d 752 (2013)

Richard M. SMEGO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jacqueline MITCHELL, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 19, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Smego (submitted), Rushville, IL, pro se.

Robert Vogt , Attorney, Weldon-Linne & Vogt, Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellee Jacqueline Mitchell, Doctor, Dentist, Rushville Treatment and Detention Facility.

Sunil Bhave , Eric Truett , Attorneys, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee Michael Bednarz, Medical Director, DHS Treatment and Detention Facility, Rushville, Illinois.

Natalie D. Thompson , Attorney, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, IL, for defendant-appellees Kelley Lawshea, Dental Assistant, and Hughes Lochard, Doctor, Medical Director, Rushville Treatment and Dentention Facility.

Before ROVNER, WILLIAMS, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff Richard Smego, a civil detainee at the Rushville Treatment and Detention Center in Illinois, sued a dentist, two doctors, and a dental hygienist for violating his constitutional rights by acting with deliberate indifference to his serious dental problems. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants. We conclude that Smego offered sufficient evidence for a jury to find that three of...

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