GEVAS v. McLAUGHLIN

No. 13-1057.

798 F.3d 475 (2015)

David C. GEVAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Christopher McLAUGHLIN, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 20, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth J. Vanko , Attorney, Clingen, Callow & Mclean, LLC, Lisle, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Christopher M.R. Turner , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, ROVNER, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


While David Gevas was imprisoned at the Henry Hill Correctional Center in Galesburg, Illinois, his cellmate stabbed him in the neck with a pen. Gevas filed a pro se complaint against three prison officials, alleging inter alia that they violated the Eighth Amendment's proscription against cruel and unusual punishment...

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