Seventh Circuit· 2/21/2017

Alma Glisson v. Correctional Medical Services

Citations

849 F.3d 372
2017 WL 680350
2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 3101

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

holding that “if institutional policies are themselves deliberately indifferent to the quality of care provided, institutional liability is possible” as to third-party prison medical provider
holding that municipal corporation could be held liable for failing to train staff on coordinating cancer treatment
holding that a private corporation providing essential public services may be liable under §1983 only if it has a policy or custom that violates an individual’s constitutional rights
holding that \the failure to make policy\ may constitute an actionable Monell claim
observing that the \key is whether there is a conscious decision not to take action\
observing that the “key is whether there is a conscious decision not to take action”

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Judges: Bauer, Easterbrook, Flaum, Hamilton, Kanne, Posner, Rovner, Sykes, Williams, Wood

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