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WATTS v. LAURENT

Nos. 84-2219, 84-2290.

774 F.2d 168 (1985)

Jeffrey WATTS, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. James LAURENT, Youth Supervisor II., et al., Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 18, 1985.

As Amended September 26, 1985.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 1, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis J. Kellogg & Michael Parker, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant, cross-appellee.

Vincenzo Chimera, Ill. Atty. Gen. Ofce., Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees, cross-appellants.

Before CUDAHY and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges, and SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied November 1, 1985.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, Jeffrey Watts, suffered a severe injury to his left leg and hip while he was an inmate at the Illinois Youth Center located in St. Charles, Illinois. He brought this suit, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against several state employees who worked at the Youth Center, alleging they violated his constitutional right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. After trial...

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