CESAL v. MOATS

No. 15-2562.

851 F.3d 714 (2017)

Craig J. CESAL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Scott MOATS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 20, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jory Hoffman, Barry Levenstam, Attorneys, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Lillian Stewart, Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, and Posner and Rovner, Circuit Judges.


While lifting a heavy door at his prison job at the Pekin Correctional Institution on March 21, 2008, Craig J. Cesal heard a "snap" in his back and felt pain in his leg and hip. He promptly sought treatment from the prison's medical staff, but he was dissatisfied with their response. He alleges that he received only a three-year...

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