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Deliberate Indifference

By: Derek Hawkins//February 22, 2017//

Deliberate Indifference

By: Derek Hawkins//February 22, 2017//

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7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Nathaniel Harper v. Venero M. Santos, et al

Case No.: 15-1903

Officials: EASTERBROOK, KANNE, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

Nathaniel Harper, an Illinois prisoner, sued a prison doctor, Venerio Santos, and nurse, Terri Dean, for deliberate indifference towards his pain following nine abdominal surgeries, the management of his diet, and inattention to a possible renal cell tumor. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants, concluding that Harper had not produced evidence from which a jury could find that either defendant ignored a substantial risk of harm. We affirm.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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