PETTIES v. CARTER

No. 14-2674.

836 F.3d 722 (2016)

Tyrone PETTIES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Imhotep CARTER and Saleh Obaisi, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 23, 2016.

Amended August 25, 2016.

Reargued En Banc December 1, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rami Naji Fakhouri , Attorney, Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Robert L. Larsen , Attorney, Cunningham, Meyer & Vedrine, Warrenville, IL, Michael R. Slovis , Attorney, Cunningham, Meyer & Vedrine, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and POSNER, FLAUM, EASTERBROOK, KANNE, ROVNER, WILLIAMS, SYKES, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


Tyrone Petties suffered a debilitating rupture in his Achilles tendon, which caused him extreme pain and impeded his mobility over the course of three years. He brought a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against his doctors at Stateville Correctional Facility, alleging they failed...

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