Johnson v. Tinwalla

Dist. Ct. erred in granting defendant-prison doctor’s motion for summary judgment in plaintiff-prisoner’s section 1983 action alleging that defendant caused plaintiff to take antipsychotic drug (Risperdal) without plaintiff’s knowledge or consent. Record showed that plaintiff had expressly refused in writing to take Risperdal, and defendant had failed to either follow Illinois’s procedure for ordering plaintiff to take forced medication or inform plaintiff that he was still going to dispense Risperdal (along with other medications) despite plaintiff’s refusal. Moreover, record failed to contain any basis for compelled administration of anti-psychotic drugs, and plaintiff had not otherwise been found to be dangerous to himself or others.