ECHOLS v. CRAIG

No. 14-1829.

855 F.3d 807 (2017)

Derrick ECHOLS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frederick A. CRAIG, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 4, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas A. Gowen , Attorney, Burke, Warren , MacKay & Serritella, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James Edward Abbott , Attorney, Christie Bolsen Benear , Attorney, Litchfield Cavo LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Easterbrook, Kanne, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.


Derrick Echols, an Illinois inmate, claims in this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that prison dentist Dr. Frederick Craig (an employee of Wexford Health Sources) violated the Eighth Amendment by providing dental care with deliberate indifference to Echols' serious health needs. While Dr. Craig was extracting a wisdom tooth...

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