Diego Gil v. James Reed, Jaime Penaflor, and United States of America

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 2004-08-25

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ROVNER, Circuit Judge. Diego Gil, a federal prisoner, sued a prison doctor, a physician’s assistant and the United States for negligence, malpractice and deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs in violation of his Eighth Amendment rights. The district court declined his request for the appointment of counsel to assist him in his claims and subsequently granted summa…

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