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· 6/28/2006

Deidre Davis v. Yolanda Carter

Citations

  • 452 F.3d 686
  • 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 16183
  • 2006 WL 1751893

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that, despite lack of evidence of suffering by other inmates, plaintiff had presented enough evidence from which a reasonable jury could conclude that Cook County had a widespread custom or practice of failing to provide timely methadone treatment
  • explaining that “when the evidence provides for only speculation or guessing, summary judgment is appropriate”
  • explaining that “when the evidence provides for only speculation or guessing, summary judgment is appropriate”
  • recognizing withdrawal symptoms caused by delays in prescribed methadone treatment is a “significant medical issue”
  • noting that a single statement offering a general conclusion that was not specifically targeted to the plaintiff’s claims amounted “to little more than a bald and conclusory statement”
  • noting that a single statement offering a general conclusion that was not specifically targeted to the plaintiff’s claims “amount[ed] to little more than a bald and conclusory statement.”

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Judges: Manton, Williams, Sykes

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