LEWIS v. McLEAN

No. 16-1220.

864 F.3d 556 (2017)

James A. LEWIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Angela McLEAN, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 21, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua G. Vincent , Attorney, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Abigail C.S. Potts , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Manion and Rovner, Circuit Judges, and Coleman, District Judge.


James Lewis, a Wisconsin prisoner, claimed in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that staff at the Wisconsin Secure Program Facility violated the Eighth Amendment by delaying medical attention for a painful back condition and then using excessive force when eventually taking him to the hospital. Lewis also claimed that...

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