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HEARD v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

No. 06 C 644.

DELBERT HEARD, Plaintiff, v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

March 12, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Delbert Heard, Plaintiff, represented by Christine Elizabeth Skoczylas , Barnes & Thornburg LLP & Vincent P. Schmeltz, III , Barnes & Thornburg LLP.

Willard O Elyea, Defendant, represented by Saira Janine Alikhan , Office of the Illinois Attorney General, Austin Enrico Franklin , Illinois Attorney General's Office (100 W), Kevin R. Lovellette , Illinois Attorney General's Office & Lea T. Nacca , Office of the Illinois Attorney General.

Dr. Parthasarathi Ghosh, Defendant, represented by Richard A. Tjepkema , Charysh & Schroeder, Ltd..

Dr Lawrence Ngu, Defendant, represented by Richard A. Tjepkema , Charysh & Schroeder, Ltd..

Wexford Health Sources, Inc., Defendant, represented by Richard A. Tjepkema , Charysh & Schroeder, Ltd..

Service List,, represented by Illinois Department of Corrections .

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

VIRGINIA M. KENDALL, District Judge.

In May 2007, plaintiff Delbert Heard was rushed from Menard Correctional Facility to the hospital for emergency surgery on his incarcerated hernia. Heard sued Wexford Health Sources, Inc. ("Wexford"), an Illinois Department of Corrections' (IDOC) healthcare contractor, Dr. Partha Ghosh, a Wexford employee, and Dr. Williard Elyea, IDOC's medical director, alleging that...

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