Tyrone Petties v. Imhotep Carter

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 2016-08-25

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*726 WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge. Tyrone Petties suffered a debilitating rupture in his Achilles tendon, which caused him extreme pain and impeded his mobility over the course of three years. He brought a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against his doctors at Stateville Correctional Facility, alleging they failed to alleviate his sufferin…

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