Pyles v. Fahim’s Empirical Analysis

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9 federal appellate ·

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1. “[a] medical professional is entitled to deference in treatment decisions unless 'no minimally competent professional would have so responded under those circumstances.' " Pyles v. Fahim , 771 F.3d 403 , 409 (7th Cir. 2014) (quoting Sain v. Wood, 512 F.3d 886 , 894-95 (7th Cir. 2008) ). Moreover, "[t]he federal courts will not interfere with a doctor's decision to pursue a particular course of treatment unless that decision represents so significant a departure from accepted professional standards or practices that it calls into question whether the doctor actually was exercising his professional judgment.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 318 F. Supp. 3d 1094 - Page v. Obaisi · 131 F. Supp. 3d 789 - Howard v. Bartow

2. “[d]isagreement between a prisoner and his doctor, or even between two medical professionals, about the proper course of treatment generally is insufficient, by itself, to establish an Eighth Amendment violation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 318 F. Supp. 3d 1094 - Page v. Obaisi

3. “permits an inference that a medical provider was deliberately indifferent to the inmate's condition.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 387 F. Supp. 3d 877 - Haywood v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc.