Santiago Diaz v. Evelyn Blanchard

United States Court of Appeals
For the Seventh Circuit
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Submitted March 22, 2024*
Decided March 29, 2024
Before
MICHAEL Y. SCUDDER, Circuit Judge
THOMAS L. KIRSCH II, Circuit Judge
JOHN Z. LEE, Circuit Judge
No. 23-1492
SANTIAGO DIAZ,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
EVELYN BLANCHARD, et al.,
Defendants-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District
Court for the Southern District of
Illinois.
No. 18-cv-1426-RJD
Reona J. Daly,
Magistrate Judge.
O R D E R
Santiago Diaz, an Illinois prisoner, sued state prison officials and medical
personnel at Lawrence Correctional Center for deliberate indifference in treating his
broken hand. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court dismissed certain defendants early
in the litigation and ultimately entered summary judgment for the remaining
defendants, concluding that Diaz produced no evidence that they had acted with
deliberate indifference.
* We have agreed to decide the case without oral argument because the appeal is
frivolous. F ED. R. A PP . P. 34(a)(2)(A).
NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION
To be cited only in accordance with F ED. R. APP . P. 32.1

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Diaz has filed an appellate brief that does not engage with the district court’s
reasoning for granting summary judgment. Rather, he requests that we review the
dismissal of his complaint, the amended version of which he appends to his brief.
Although we construe pro se filings liberally, an appellate brief must contain a
discernible argument with citations to supporting authority. F ED. R. A PP . P. 28(a)(8);
Shipley v. Chi. Bd. of Election Comm’rs, 947 F.3d 1056, 1062–63 (7th Cir. 2020). His failure
to develop any argument results in dismissal. See Anderson v. Hardman, 241 F.3d 544,
545–46 (7th Cir. 2001).
DISMISSED

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