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Kevin Halloran Kevin Halloran is the Chief Executive Officer of Wexford Health Sources, a Pennsylvania based corporation that contracts with the State of Illinois to provide medical services to Illinois prisoners.
Nov 16, 2011 · Allen alleges that Dr. Ghosh, Halloran, and Wexford denied him adequate medical care by delaying the MRI on his back, declining to give Allen an MRI on his neck, legs, and ankles, and failing to respond to Allen's requests for stronger pain medication.
- Background
- Legal Standard
- Analysis
- I. Deliberate Indifference Standard
- II. Dr. Anthony Dubrick and Ms. Latonya Williams
- III. Dr. Imhotep Carter
- IV. Dr. Ronald Schaefer
- V. Mr. Kevin Halloran
- VI. Dr. Imhotep Carter and Mr. Kevin Halloran in Their Official Capacities
- VII. Wexford Health Sources, Inc.
On October 6, 2011, Sharif injured his right ankle playing basketball. His ankle, foot, and toes were visibly swollen and discolored. Prison personnel instructed Sharif to return to and remain in his cell unit until medical help arrived. Later that day, a prison official noticed Sharif's condition and escorted him to the Health Care Unit (the "HCU"...
A motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) challenges the sufficiency of the complaint, not its merits. Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6); Gibson v. City of Chicago, 910 F.2d 1510, 1520 (7th Cir. 1990). In considering a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss, the Court accepts as true all well-pleaded facts in the plaintiff's complaint and draws all reasonable infere...
Sharif alleges that Defendants violated the Eighth Amendment, which protects against cruel and unusual punishment and has been interpreted to guarantee an inmate's right to adequate medical care. See Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 103, 97 S. Ct. 285, 50 L. Ed. 2d 251 (1976). Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, "a prisoner may bring a suit against any pe...
Sharif contends that Defendants manifested deliberate indifference to his serious medical condition when their ineffective treatment delayed the healing of his broken ankle. To allege a prima facie case of deliberate indifference, Sharif must show: (1) that he suffered an objectively serious medical injury; and (2) that Defendants were deliberately...
In response to the motion to dismiss, Sharif does not contest the dismissal of Defendants Dubrick and Williams. The Court construes Sharif's request as a Rule 41(a) voluntary dismissal and dismisses without prejudice the claims against Dubrick and Williams. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a); see McCall-Bey v. Franzen, 777 F.2d 1178, 1184(7th Cir. 1985).
Sharif alleges Carter, as Stateville's Medical Director and Sharif's treating physician, denied and delayed Sharif's access to adequate care to repair his ankle, including delaying Sharif's surgery. Sharif contends that Carter knew about his ankle pain and knew the treatment provided was ineffective, but denied and delayed Sharif's surgery in order...
Wexford employed Schaefer as a physician at Stateville during 2011. Compl. ¶ 7. Schaefer was the first physician to examine and treat the ankle. Id. ¶ 18. Sharif alleges Schaefer improperly applied an ankle splint, then ordered x-rays at two week intervals. Id. The x-rays were never performed and the 800 mg of ibuprofen provided to Sharif failed to...
Sharif sues Halloran, the CEO of Wexford, even though Halloran was not personally involved with Sharif's medical care. Sharif can successfully state a claim for deliberate indifference by alleging Halloran knew "about the conduct and facilitate[d] it, approve[d] it, condone[d] it, or turn[ed] a blind eye." Arnett, 658 F.3d at 757. Sharif allegedly ...
Sharif also brings suit against Carter and Halloran in their official capacities. "[A]n official capacity suit is another way of pleading an action against an entity of which the officer is an agent." Sow v. Fortville Police Dep't, 636 F.3d 293, 300 (7th Cir. 2011); see also Monell v. New York City Dep't of Social Servs., 436 U.S. 658, 98 S. Ct. 20...
As discussed above, although a private corporation contracted by the Illinois Department of Corrections ("IDOC") to provide medical services to Stateville, Wexford may be subject to § 1983 liability. Minix, 597 F.3d at 832. To establish municipal liability, a plaintiff must show that an official policy or governmental custom exists, which both caus...
Jan 26, 2012 · Plaintiff may proceed with an official capacity claim for monetary and injunctive relief against Wexford Health Services. He may also bring his individual capacity claims against the medical Defendants. Defendants Kevin Halloran, Allan Karraker, Cynthia Garcia, Antony Ramos, and Charles Fasano are dismissed.
WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., ) KEVIN HALLORAN, ) KIMBERLY BUTLER, ) C/O ASTIN, C/O FITZGERALD, ) and UNKNOWN PARTIES (Doctor, Nurse, ) Med-Tech, and Acting Sergeant), ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER . REAGAN, Chief District Judge: Plaintiff is currently incarcerated at StatevilleCorrectional Center (“Stateville”),
medical staff, as well as Wexford Health Sources and its Chief Executive Officer Kevin Halloran). Plaintiff alleges that, since 2007, when he entered the prison, he has received inadequate treatment for his hand, which was broken sometime before his arrival and which allegedly healed improperly. On
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Kendale McCoy brings this action against Defendants Wexford Health Sources, Inc., Kevin Halloran, Ronald Schaefer, La Tanya Williams, Arthur Funk and Marcus Hardy for deliberate indifference to his serious medical condition.
